Keystone Pipeline

Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline has been halted as U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit

A Canadian company says it plans to start construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline running from Canada through the U.S. Midwest in April.

The Trump administration has approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land

A Nebraska commission has approved an alternative Keystone XL route through the state, removing the last regulatory hurdle to the $8 billion oil pipeline project. The decision Monday could have a big impact on whether TransCanada Corp. decides to proceed with construction of the project, which was first proposed in 2008 but repeatedly delayed. The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted...

Discovery of a 210,000-gallon oil leak from the Keystone pipeline would seem to be poor timing four days before regulators in Nebraska decide whether to allow a major expansion of the system, but officials say state law does not allow pipeline safety to be a factor in their decision. The Nebraska Public Service Commission was scheduled to rule Monday if...

Part of the controversial Keystone Pipeline was shut down Thursday after more than 200,000 gallons of oil leaked in South Dakota, the state and the company that runs the pipeline said Thursday. Brian Walsh, an environmental scientist for the Ground Water Quality Program of the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources, told NBC News that TransCanada, the Calgary-based company...

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was fielding balls on second base during a congressional baseball practice when he was shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia. He crawled into the outfield, leaving a trail of blood that was “10 to 15 yards long,” said Rep. Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican. His wounds were not believed to be life-threatening. The...

The Keystone XL oil pipeline won’t have to use American steel in its construction, despite what President Donald Trump says. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that’s due to language in a presidential directive Trump issued in January. The directive applies to new pipelines or those under repair. Sanders said it would be hard to do an about-face...

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday advancing the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines. “If we’re going to be building pipelines in the United States, we’ll build the pipes in the United States,” Trump said in signing the executive orders. He also acknowledged dispute over the Keystone pipeline, and told reporters in the Oval Office that the...