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| Nebraska approves Keystone XL pipeline | Nebraska approves Keystone XL pipeline |
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| Nebraska regulators have approved the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the controversial and long-delayed project to progress. | Nebraska regulators have approved the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the controversial and long-delayed project to progress. |
| The commissioners voted 3-2 in favour of the project, which will link Canada's oil sands to US refineries. | The commissioners voted 3-2 in favour of the project, which will link Canada's oil sands to US refineries. |
| The decision comes days after a leak in the existing Keystone network spilled 210,000 gallons in South Dakota. | The decision comes days after a leak in the existing Keystone network spilled 210,000 gallons in South Dakota. |
| The pipeline is backed by US President Donald Trump but opposed by environmentalists and some landowners. | The pipeline is backed by US President Donald Trump but opposed by environmentalists and some landowners. |
| Former President Barack Obama had rejected the project in 2015 on environmental grounds, but President Trump reversed the decision earlier this year. | Former President Barack Obama had rejected the project in 2015 on environmental grounds, but President Trump reversed the decision earlier this year. |
| That left the regulatory fate of the 1,179-mile (1,897-km) pipeline in the hands of Nebraska's Public Service Commission. | |
| On Monday the commissioners voted to approve the "mainline alternative route", slightly different from the route preferred by TransCanada, the firm spearheading the project. | On Monday the commissioners voted to approve the "mainline alternative route", slightly different from the route preferred by TransCanada, the firm spearheading the project. |
| Unlike the preferred route, the alternative route heads farther east for part of its travel through the state, more closely matching the path of the existing pipeline. | |
| Keystone XL pipeline: Why is it so disputed? | Keystone XL pipeline: Why is it so disputed? |
| Drone footage captures extent of US oil leak | Drone footage captures extent of US oil leak |
| The decision is subject to appeal. TransCanada is also reviewing demand from shipping firms. | The decision is subject to appeal. TransCanada is also reviewing demand from shipping firms. |