Full coverage: Keystone XL pipeline

November 11, 2011

Keystone XL pipeline decision delayed until after 2012 election

The Obama administration put off until after the 2012 election a politically charged decision on whether to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, easing one problem for President Obama but opening another with the missed opportunity to boost job growth.

3:29 PM CST, November 10, 2011

Boehner blasts decision to delay Keystone XL review

The State Department said Thursday that it will delay consideration of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to study alternative routes, addressing what it termed were environmental concerns about a posssible path through Nebraska’s Sand Hills region.

10:55 PM CST, November 6, 2011

Keystone pipeline decision could be delayed until after election

The Obama administration is considering a move that could delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline by requiring sponsors to reduce the project's environmental risks before it can be approved, according to people with knowledge of the deliberations.

7:39 AM CST, November 7, 2011

Boxer raises environmental concerns over Keystone XL pipeline

In a sign of hardening skepticism toward the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a top Senate Democrat has sent a letter to the Obama administration asking about a possible conflict of interest between the pipeline operator and a company handling the environmental impact study of the project.

October 3, 2011

Proposed Keystone XL oil project draws a divisive line

At hearings along the pipeline's route from Montana to Texas, traditional political bases are at each other's throats.

1:12 PM CDT, August 26, 2011

Controversial pipeline moves closer to construction

The State Department has concluded that the highly controversial proposal for the Keystone XL pipeline would not have “significant impacts” on the environment, removing a major barrier to the construction of a $7-billion project that would ship oil sands crude oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast.