Neb. governor OKs Keystone XL route through state

Source: Associated Press

Neb. governor OKs Keystone XL route through state

12p.m. EST January 22, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that avoids the state's environmentally sensitive Sandhills region.

Heineman sent a letter Tuesday to President Obama confirming that he would allow the controversial project to proceed in his state.

The pipeline has faced strong resistance in Nebraska from a coalition of landowners and environmental groups who claim it would contaminate the Ogallala aquifer, a massive groundwater supply.

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