Keystone XL: TransCanada submits new route for review (BBC)

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The Canadian firm trying to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to the US Gulf Coast has formally proposed a new route, the US state department says.

The route from the US-Canada border to Steele City, Nebraska is expected to avoid environmentally sensitive land.

The White House previously put the plan on hold, saying it needed more time to assess the environmental impact of the $7bn (£4.3bn) Keystone XL pipeline.

But opponents said it would create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil.

The fate of the oil pipeline has been debated as petrol prices have risen - an issue that Republicans are attempting use to attack President Barack Obama during an election year.
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