Trump administration takes Keystone XL pipeline dispute to U.S. Supreme Court
Source: Omaha World Herald-AP
HELENA, Mont. (AP) The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a permit program that would allow the disputed Keystone XL pipeline and other new oil and gas pipelines to cross waterways with little review.
Earlier this year, a Montana judge suspended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit program when environmental groups seeking to block construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline argued the permit process allows companies to skirt responsibility for damage done to water bodies.
The 1,200-mile pipeline from Alberta to Nebraska was stalled for much of the past decade before President Donald Trump was elected and began trying to push it through to completion.
The permit program, known as Nationwide Permit 12, allows pipelines to be built across streams and wetlands with minimal review if they meet certain criteria.
This 2015 photo shows the Keystone Steele City pumping station, which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, in Steele City, Nebraska.
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