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A group of Nebraska landowners sued to block the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline from seizing land by eminent domain. They have pledged to revive their fight, as the pipeline plans are revived.
President Donald Trump has signed documents to advance the Dakota Access Pipeline. While not unexpected, his actions are met with a mixed response in North Dakota.
A review of some of the major energy stories of the week.
Fuel Fix | The Keystone XL action continues: The House approved a bill authorizing the pipeline, and the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled to uphold its planned route through the state.
Despite being one of the few issues with wide support from Republicans and Democrats, as well as private industry, federal energy efficiency legislation has been stagnant. In the new GOP-controlled Congress, the time for energy efficiency policy might finally be near.
Republicans want to approve the Keystone XL pipeline as soon as they take control of the Senate in January. But the pipeline is less important to some oil companies than it used to be. So why do Republicans care so much about it?
Inside Energy reporters recap the results of the 2014 midterm elections in our focus states, and take a look at what may be around the corner nationally for energy issues.
The State Department largely underestimated the number of physical injuries and deaths possible if a Keystone XL pipeline proposal is rejected by the Obama administration. The Keystone XL is an extension of the Keystone Pipeline, an underground system that delivers crude oil from Canada to the United States. The extension would extend from Alberta, Alta., to Steele City, Neb. The original report (pdf), issued in January, examined the overall environmental impact of the Keystone XL proposal. The early report estimated that, if the pipeline proposal were to be rejected, an increase in the transportation of crude oil by rail would to lead to 49 bodily injuries per year.
