The project, which plans to build a pipeline from Canada to Nebraska, was blocked by Barack Obama in 2012, but in 2017 Donald Trump resurrected it.
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US President-elect Joe Biden intends to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline construction permit, issued by his predecessor, Donald Trump, report the Canadian chain CBC with reference to its sources.
According to the medium, the words “rescind the Keystone XL pipeline permit” would be on a list of executive actions that Biden is going to take next january 20, his first day as a tenant in the White House.
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The TC Energy Group company, which operates the pipeline, was contacted by Reuters but did not offer comment.
The $ 9 billion Keystone XL project calls for the creation of a pipeline from the Canadian town of Hardisty (Alberta) to the American village of Steele City, Nebraska. It was unveiled in 2008, but faced strong protests from environmentalists and was canceled by then US President Barack Obama in 2012. However, in 2017 Trump approved plans to resume construction, prompting a new wave of protests and court battles.
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