Report: No Major Environmental Impact from Keystone Pipeline

A new report by the State Department has raised no major environmental objections to a proposed oil pipeline from Canada to the southern coast of the United States. The report released Friday stops short of recommending whether the Keystone pipeline should be built. The White House said late Friday the report is not the final step before the pipeline's construction. Matt Lehrich, a White House spokesman, said a decision on whether the project will be in the "national interest"...

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