Obama turns down Keystone XL oil pipeline

Obama turns down Keystone XL oil pipeline The Obama administration has turned down the contentious Keystone XL pipeline project but will allow a revised application to be submitted, according to US lawmakers and lobby groups familiar with the decision.

The White House and the State Department, which is responsible for the ruling, refused to confirm any details on Wednesday afternoon but lawmakers, as well as energy industry and environmental lobbyists, were already predicting that the project would have to be modified.

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