Blocked by US President Joe Biden, Canada's TC Energy said Wednesday it had officially terminated the Keystone XL Pipeline project, throwing in the towel on a controversial initiative opposed by environmental activists.
Grand Forks Customs and Border Protection helicopter team under investigation for rotor washing Line 3 protesters
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating whether the actions of the helicopter team were justified after they flew low over Line 3 oil pipeline protesters in Park Rapids, Minn., earlier this week, kicking up dust and debris in what some say appears to have been attempt to disperse the activists. 3:18 pm, Jun. 9, 2021 ×
An activist runs from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter s rotor wash as it stirs up grass and dirt at an occupied pump station near Park Rapids, Minn., Monday, June 7, 2021. (Evan Frost / MPR News)
Blocked by US President Joe Biden, Canada’s TC Energy said Wednesday it had officially terminated the Keystone XL Pipeline project, throwing in the towel on a controversial initiative opposed by envi…
US President Joe Biden rescinded the pipeline project on his first day in office (Representational)
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Blocked by US President Joe Biden, Canada s TC Energy said Wednesday it had officially terminated the Keystone XL Pipeline project, throwing in the towel on a controversial initiative opposed by environmental activists.
TC Energy will coordinate with regulators, indigenous groups and other stakeholders to meet its environmental and regulatory commitments and ensure a safe termination of and exit from the project, the company said in a press release, confirming that it had notified the government of the province of Alberta.
Biden formally rescinded a permit for the pipeline, first proposed in 2008, by executive order on his first day in office in January 2021.