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Biden Plans To Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline Permit On 1st Day In Office [1]

"'Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit' appears on transition briefing note list of executive actions"

"U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News on Sunday.

A purported briefing note from the Biden transition team mentioning the plan was widely circulated over the weekend after being shared by the incoming president's team with U.S. stakeholders.

The words "Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit" appear on a list of executive actions supposedly scheduled for Day 1 of Biden's presidency. "

Kyle Bakx reports for CBC News January 17, 2021. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"A Look At The History Of The Keystone Xl Pipeline Expansion" (CBC) [3]

"Biden May Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline Permit As Soon As His First Day In Office: Source" (Reuters) [4]

Activism [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Public [11]
Source: CBC News [2], 01/18/2021
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-plans-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-1st-day-office [2] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/biden-keystone-xl-1.5877038 [3] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/timeline-keystone-xl-pipeline-1.5877117 [4] https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN2JQ193 [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [11] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81