In a victory for people across the U.S., the Senate defeated an attempt to approve the already rejected Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
Backers of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline just do not seem to
learn—the country does not want a rush to judgment when it comes to
building a massive dirty energy project through our heartlands that
would be so damaging to our climate, water, land and health.
The
amendment proposed by Sen. Hoeven (R-ND) to the Transportation bill
would have required the approval of this dirty energy project without
necessary environmental review or a process to determine if the project
is in the national interest. The Hoeven amendment to approve the already
rejected Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would have undercut processes
designed to protect the public’s safety, health, and economic well
being. This dirty energy project would worsen climate change, have a high chance of oil spills, and raise oil prices—all
so that tar sands companies can export tar sands from the Gulf. The
Senate made the right decision in rejecting any attempt to revive the
already dead Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
