Thread: Keystone XL pipeline bill clears Senate hurdle despite veto threat

The State Department concluded in its final environmental assessment issued Friday that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would be unlikely to alter global greenhouse gas emissions, but officials cautioned that they are still weighing whether the project would meet the test of President Obama’s broader climate strategy.

President Obama said in June that he would sign off on the proposal only if it “does not significantly exacerbate the climate problem.”

The State Department report

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