Biden to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline Permit on First Day in Office

President-elect Joe Biden will revoke the Keystone XL Pipeline’s permit shortly after taking office on Wednesday, multiple reports say. The pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canada to refineries in Texas and Louisiana, was reauthorized by President Donald Trump in 2017 after being rejected by President Barack Obama in 2015. Biden, however, plans to put the U.S. on track to reach "a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050." The pipeline’s developer, TC Energy, reportedly plans to save its $8 billion contract by promising to use renewable energy in pipeline operations, hire a union workforce, and eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions from operations by 2030. Coverage in left-rated outlets was more likely to address anti-pipeline advocacy by environmentalists and some indigenous groups. As of Monday afternoon, only some right- and center-rated outlets had original coverage of TC Energy’s reported planned changes to the project. A few outlets from both ends of the spectrum discussed the Canadian government’s support of the pipeline.