Crews work on construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline near County Road 363 and County Road 357, east of Winona, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2012. In a move that disappointed environmental groups and cheered the oil industry, the Obama administration on Jan. 31 said it had no major environmental objections to the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.
WASHINGTON — The long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada moved a significant step toward completion Friday as the State Department raised no major environmental objections to its construction. The finding is likely to be welcomed by Republicans and some oil- and gas-producing states but is sure to further rankle environmentalists already at odds with President Barack Obama over his energy policy.
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