Keystone XL Pipeline Gets Regulators' OK In Nebraska, Clearing Key Hurdle
The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 on Monday to approve the controversial pipeline — albeit not on the route preferred by TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL.
The Keystone XL pipeline, an $8 billion project that has attracted significant protest from environmental groups, has cleared a major regulatory hurdle on its path to completion. On Monday, the Nebraska Public Service Commission certified the pipeline to run through the state.
The commission — "an elected panel of four Republicans and one — approved the project by a 3-2 vote Monday. Though they did so with some reservations: The regulators rejected TransCanada's preferred route through the state, suggesting another one farther east that would avoid .
