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White House Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Deadline

(Puneet Kollipara/Fuel Fix) WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday refused to authorize the Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying a congressionally imposed deadline left too little time to evaluate routes that would avoid an aquifer in Nebraska. In rejecting the permit, however, the State Department said Canadian pipeline company TransCanada Corp. can reapply to build …

White House Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Deadline”