President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled his administration's official go-ahead for the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial project that was rejected by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama. “This is a significant milestone for the Keystone XL project,” Russ Girling, TransCanada’s president and chief executive, said in a video release early Friday. The White House said earlier this month that the requirement would be waived for the Keystone XL. “Newsflash to President Trump – Gov. In 2020, Kinder Morgan’s expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline will siphon off some of that rail needs, but the firm said there would still be demand for the Keystone XL.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2017 07:45 UTC