US suggests Keystone pipeline won't harm environment
- Published: 2 Mar 2013 at 08.49
- Online news: World
The US State Department suggested that a $5.3 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would have no major impact on the environment, but stopped short of recommending it be approved.
An oil stained Canadian flag lies on the ground during a protest against the Keystone Pipeline in Chicago, Illinois, May 17, 2012. The US State Department suggested that the $5.3 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would have no major impact on the environment, but stopped short of recommending it be approved.
The lengthy draft environmental impact statement examines how the Keystone XL Project could affect wildlife and surrounding areas as it crosses from the tar-sands of Alberta in Canada and travels 875 miles (1,408 kilometers) south.
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