State department issues presidential permit for Keystone pipeline

Published: March 24, 2017 at 12:30 pm
By ABC Audio

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The White House announced Friday it has signed off on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, authorizing the Canadian company behind the project to begin construction.

According to a press release from the Department of State, a presidential permit was issued to TransCanada Corp., authorizing the energy company “to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana, for the importation of crude oil.”

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State department issues presidential permit for Keystone pipeline

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