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| Keystone XL oil pipeline plan 'to be rejected' | Keystone XL oil pipeline plan 'to be rejected' |
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| The Obama administration will formally reject a controversial oil pipeline project later, US media report. | The Obama administration will formally reject a controversial oil pipeline project later, US media report. |
| The state department is expected to make an announcement on the 1,600-mile (2,700km) Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday afternoon. | The state department is expected to make an announcement on the 1,600-mile (2,700km) Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday afternoon. |
| The plan has been delayed amid objections by environmental groups and the US state of Nebraska. | The plan has been delayed amid objections by environmental groups and the US state of Nebraska. |
| At the end of 2011, Republicans forced a final decision on the plan within 60 days during a legislative standoff. | At the end of 2011, Republicans forced a final decision on the plan within 60 days during a legislative standoff. |
| The crude oil pipeline would run from western Canada to oil refineries on the Texas coast. | The crude oil pipeline would run from western Canada to oil refineries on the Texas coast. |
| The Obama administration is expected to allow developers the option of submitting a new route for consideration. | |
| Keystone XL has been approved by Canada and is supported by Republicans who said it would create much-needed jobs and improve prospects for US energy independence. | |
| But environmental groups and the US state of Nebraska expressed concerns over the pipeline route, which would run through the Sand Hills region, home to a major aquifer. | |
| The state legislature of Nebraska passed a measure requiring state approval of any route before TransCanada could begin construction. | |
| Environmental groups have also opposed the project because of the extraction method from the oil sands of Alberta, a province in western Canada. | |
| The White House had tried to postpone a final decision on the project until after the 2012 presidential election. | |
| But during a congressional impasse on payroll tax in December, Republicans forced the Obama administration to agree to make a decision on the pipeline within two months. | |
| The US state department, however, said this would not be enough time to carry out the legally required environmental studies needed to approve the project. |