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Feb 28 2024
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House approves third pipeline-regulation bill
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — What happens on carbon dioxide pipelines is now up to the South Dakota Senate. The state House of Representatives on Wednesday approved SB201 on a 40-30 vote. It could give CO2 carriers more certainty while requiring them to pay counties where their lines run. Landowners crammed the House gallery to watch the two sides argue. The debate, at one hour and 40 minutes, was
KelolandMar 19 2024
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Lawmakers, Iowa landowners continue push to restrict pipeline use of eminent domain
DES MOINES — House lawmakers and landowners impacted by proposed carbon dioxide capture pipelines continue to push Senate Republicans for restrictions on the ability for private companies to use eminent domain to build the projects. Eminent domain refers to the government’s power to take private property for public benefit. House File 2522 advanced out of the House Ways & Means Committee
Cedar Rapids GazetteMar 04 2017
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White House now says American steel not required for Keystone pipeline
President Trump’s pledge that new pipeline projects will use “American steel” will not apply to the Keystone XL project, according to media reports, directly contradicting the president’s own words last week.
Washington TimesNov 16 2016
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Trump can easily reverse Obama, fast-track Keystone pipeline
A Trump White House, with the stroke of a pen, could reverse the Obama administration’s course on the Keystone XL oil pipeline and put the once-shelved project on a fast track to completion.
Washington TimesJan 29 2015
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Senate approves Keystone XL pipeline bill despite veto threat
After three weeks and nearly 50 amendment votes, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation to expedite construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Passage secured not only a top Republican policy victory, but a political success for new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who made Keystone his priority. The issue also became the first test of his promise to return
Los Angeles TimesJan 27 2015
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Senate Democrats block swift passage of Keystone XL pipeline bill
Senate supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude oil from a private Canadian company to Texas oil refineries, failed to get the 60 votes needed to limit debate on the controversial project.
Christian Science MonitorNov 18 2014
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What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
The remaining portion of the Keystone pipeline project, if completed, will be fewer than 1,200 miles long — just a fraction of the existing 2.6 million miles of oil and gas pipelines running beneath our feet in the United States.
NPR (Online News)Feb 01 2014
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Obama's Keystone XL Pipeline Dilemma: Running Out Of Reasons To Say No
President Barack Obama is running out of reasons to say no to Keystone XL, the proposed oil pipeline that's long been looming over his environmental legacy.
Five years after the pipeline's backers first asked the Obama administration for approval, the project remains in limbo, stuck in a complex regulatory process that has enabled Obama to p
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