"Obama administration delays decision on Keystone XL pipeline"

[applegrove]

Obama administration delays decision on Keystone XL pipeline

By David Lauter and Lisa Mascaro at the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-obama-administration-keystone-xl-pipeline-delay-20140418,0,6905254.story#axzz2zGoB61Ug

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has delayed a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, perhaps until after November’s midterm election.

A further delay in the evaluation of the pipeline, which already has lasted more than five years, is necessary because of a Nebraska state court decision in February that invalidated part of the project’s route, the State Department said in a statement.

Shortly after the court ruling, administration officials had said the Nebraska case would not have an impact on their deliberations. But in the new statement, the State Department said federal agencies could not evaluate the pipeline’s impact until the “uncertainty created by the ongoing litigation” is resolved.

That could take awhile. Nebraska officials have appealed the case to the state Supreme Court but have said they do not expect a ruling until late this year at the earliest.


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[Louisiana1976]

1. I hope the Nebraska officials who want the pipeline to go through

lose their appeal to the state supreme court and that Obama ulltimately decides against it. The dirty fuel that passes through the pipeline will add to greenhouse gases which will increase global climate change.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. *You* know that and *I* know that

but you can count on repugs to make this a campaign issue: 'bad for the economy,' 'failure to contribute to energy independency, ' 'killing jobs,' ad nauseam.