United States: New Keystone XL Route Is Environmental Disaster

United States: New Keystone XL Route Is Environmental Disaster   A new route for the Keystone XL pipeline that TransCanada will reportedly submit permit applications for as early as Friday avoids portions of the Sandhills in Nebraska but crosses the Ogallala Aquifer, as well as hundreds of other water bodies and habitat for a number of endangered species.   “The new Keystone route fails to avoid significant risks to an important aquifer and the rivers and streams that provide fresh...

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