Biden to bar Keystone pipeline within hours of taking office
Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Ari Natter, Bloomberg
Jan. 20, 2021
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Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy is moving forward with plans to build the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, a project to move heavy crude oil from the tar sands region of Canada to Nebraska where it will then move on to refineries in Illinois and along the Gulf Coast. TC Energy
Joe Biden will cancel the Keystone XL oil pipeline hours after becoming president on Wednesday, killing once again a cross-border project that had won a four-year reprieve under his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump.
U.S. to rejoin Paris climate accord; Biden works to overturn Trump s climate policies
Juliet Eilperin, Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post
Jan. 20, 2021
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1of3The sun sets over Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Gina McCarthy, an appointee for deputy national climate adviser to President-elect Joe Biden, says the executive orders aim to move forward in combating the climate crisis. She is photographed Dec. 19, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.Washington Post photo by Jonathan NewtonShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - During his first moments in the Oval Office on Wednesday, President Joe Biden moved to return the United States to the Paris climate accord and directed federal agencies to begin unraveling Donald Trump s environmental policies - the first step in what Biden has vowed will be a sustained effort to safeguard the nation s air and water, protect endangered s
U.S. President Joe Biden's move to scrap the Keystone XL oil pipeline, while a blow to Canada's energy sector, is a blessing in disguise for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is eager to embrace the new administration, two sources familiar with the matter said.
By TOM LUTEY
Joe Biden to Rescind Keystone XL Pipeline Permit on First Day in Office. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to yank the permit for TC Energyâs Keystone XL pipeline as soon as heâs in office. . His transition team declined to comment, but three different sources have confirmed the news to POLITICO. . Kirsten Hillman, Canadaâs ambassador to Washington, declined to confirm reports as well, saying that Canada was still in favor of the cross-border permit. The Government of Canada continues to support the Keystone XL project ⦠Keystone XL fits within Canadaâs climate plan. It will also contribute to U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness, Kirsten Hillman, via POLITICO . The Keystone pipeline has been a major point of controversy for a decade. President Barack Obama delayed the project in 2015, which then-Vice President Biden supported. . During his first week in office in 2017, President Donald Trump revived the pipeline w