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February 15, 2019
TransCanada Can Do Limited Keystone Pipeline Prep Work
A Montana federal judge on Friday said TransCanada could only perform limited pre-construction activities related to the Keystone XL pipeline while it appeals his decision halting work on the controversial project, and only in privately owned areas that aren't on the pipeline's right-of-way and have been previously surveyed and permitted.
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February 04, 2019
Gov't Appeals Nixing Of Keystone Pipeline Approval
The federal government is appealing a Montana federal court decision that halted construction on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until the U.S. Department of State could complete an additional environmental review.
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December 14, 2018
Climate Change Ruled 2018 Energy-Related Court Decisions
The inexorable links between energy and climate change meant climate played a central role in the biggest court decisions of 2018 affecting the energy sector, from Big Oil dodging climate torts brought by cities to the Trump administration's approval of the Keystone XL pipeline running aground due to a faulty review of climate impacts. Here are five significant energy-related court decisions from the past year.
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December 10, 2018
Keystone Developer Can't Prep Pipeline Construction
Developer TransCanada Corp. may not move forward with certain pre-construction activities on the Keystone XL pipeline while the U.S. Department of State conducts its environmental review, a Montana federal judge has held, delivering another setback to the Trump administration's bid to build the controversial pipeline amid protests by environmental and indigenous groups.
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November 09, 2018
What To Know After Court Dumps Keystone XL Approval
A Montana federal judge on Thursday vacated the presidential, cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and halted work on the controversial project until the U.S. Department of State crafts an environmental review that complies with federal law, casting fresh doubt on the project's future. Here are four key takeaways from the court's ruling.
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August 15, 2018
State Dept. Must Do New Study For New Keystone XL Route
A Montana federal judge Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of State to supplement an environmental review it submitted for an old version of the Keystone XL pipeline's planned route through Nebraska, while declining to vacate the permit of approval issued by President Donald Trump.
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November 22, 2017
Enviros' Keystone XL Suits Can Proceed, Judge Says
A Montana federal judge on Wednesday refused to nix a pair of suits challenging the revival of the Keystone XL pipeline, saying that the federal government can't evade environmental challenges simply because President Donald Trump delegated permitting authority for the controversial project to the U.S. Department of State.
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September 25, 2017
Feds, TransCanada Push To Dodge Enviros' Keystone XL Suits
TransCanada and the federal government reiterated their argument that a claim made in two separate cases challenging the revival of the Keystone XL pipeline should be dismissed in Montana federal court on Friday, arguing that presidential action negated the ability of advocates to bring a citizen suit.
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August 18, 2017
US, TransCanada Seek To Trash Keystone Pipeline ESA Claim
TransCanada and the U.S. government asked a Montana federal judge on Friday to toss a citizen-suit claim brought under the Endangered Species Act in a suit challenging the government's approval of permits for the Keystone XL pipeline revived by President Donald Trump, saying environmental groups don't have standing to bring ESA claims in response to presidential action.
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June 12, 2017
Trump's Keystone OK Can't Be Fought In Court, US Says
The federal government urged a Montana federal judge on Friday to toss suits by environmental groups and a tribal group claiming the government’s approval of a permit for TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline was illegal, saying issuance of the permit under a memorandum from President Donald J. Trump isn’t reviewable by the court.