US Denies Request to Delay Keystone XL Review
The State Department is continuing its review of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline despite a request by the project's developer to suspend it.
TransCanada requested a suspension while it works with Nebraska authorities on its preferred route through the state.
But the Obama administration says there is no legal requirement for officials to suspend the review, and they're moving forward.
The State Department has jurisdiction over the project because it crosses a U.S. border.
Meanwhile, TransCanada says they accept the agency's decision and vowed to move forward with the project.
"Our efforts will continue to demonstrate that Keystone XL is in the national interest of the United States just as five reports and 17,000 pages of State Department review have demonstrated over the past seven-plus years," TransCanada spokesman Mark Cooper said in a statement.
