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    Nebraska Hearing is Final Hurdle for Keystone XL Pipeline

    Written by Sandy Williams


    Nebraska began final hearings on the Keystone XL pipeline this week to determine if approval of the long-delayed project is in the best interest of its citizens.

    Nebraska is the last of three states that must give a thumbs-up for the project before the pipeline can finish winding its way from Canada’s Alberta province to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. The state’s Public Service Commission will weigh arguments from opponents and supporters. The project was given new life when President Trump took office and reversed President Obama’s rejection of TransCanada’s application for the Keystone project.

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