State Dept. seeks SD opinions on Keystone XL oil pipeline
PIERRE (AP) — Supporters and opponents are gathering in Pierre to give federal officials their views on a proposed pipeline that would cross South Dakota as part of a plan to bring oil from Canada into the U.S.
PIERRE (AP) — Supporters and opponents are gathering in Pierre to give federal officials their views on a proposed pipeline that would cross South Dakota as part of a plan to bring oil from Canada into the U.S.
Thursday's hearing in Pierre was one of several the State Department is holding before it decides whether to approve the pipeline.
The proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline would run 1,700 miles to deliver tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. It would cross Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas before hooking up with TransCanada's existing pipelines to move oil to Oklahoma and Texas.
South Dakota ranchers along the route worry that leaks could hurt water supplies. Supporters say it would provide jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on overseas oil.
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