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First keystone pipeline
The first Keystone Pipeline route is drawn to enter Seward County, crossing the Wellhead Protection Area. A new group called the Seward Citizens on Pipeline Route Committee forms to research the new proposed route and presents its findings to the Seward City Council.
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Seward County League of Women
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TransCanada expands
TransCanada plans to expand its existing 590,000 bpd (barrels per day) system to the gulf coast.
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Cross border permit
TransCanada had to fill a cross-border permit with the U.S State Department
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Review of keystone pipeline
After a review of the Keystone XL Pipeline project, the us state department concluded that "it wouldn’t add significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere
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Delay
Obama delayed a decision on the pipeline, and it would be made after the 2012 election
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TransCanada rejection
Obama rejected the TransCanada permit
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Amendment rejection
The Senate rejected de Amendment 1537, which would have approved the construction of the pipeline.
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Second request on behalf of TransCanada
TransCanada sent another request for the permit to have the pipeline built.
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Amendent 494
The Senate passed the amendment 494 "To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote investment and job growth in United States manufacturing, oil and gas production, and refining sectors through the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline."
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Wall street journal
The U.S State Department released "its final environmental impact statement, finding as the previous one did that the pipeline would not significantly affect climate change," according to The Wall Street Journal
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Extending the review of the pipeline
The U.S. State Department announced it was "indefinitely extending the inter-agency review of the pipeline, citing ongoing litigation over a Nebraska law that allowed the pipeline’s route through the state," according to The Wall Street Journal.
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TransCanada authorization
The house authorized TransCanada to continue its expansion and to be allowed to connect and maintain the pipeline and the cross-border facilities
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Avoiding construction
President Obama kept on avoiding the construction of the pipeline and it would initiate after the president day recess so that people would start to get settled in he said "Keystone isn’t just a pipeline, it’s a lifeline for our construction workers. And the overwhelming majority of the American people know it as well. So to the president, I would just say this: do the right thing, sign this bill." -
Approval act
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Fail attempt to overrule vote
The Senate tried to overrule Obamas decision to reject the bill of the pipeline and it was a failed attempt of 62-37
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Gina McCarthy EPA
When Gina McCarthy, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, was asked "if Keystone would be a 'disaster' for the climate," she said, "I don't think that any one issue is a disaster for the climate," according to The Hill.
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Obama Rejected
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TransCanada Lawsuits
TransCanada"filed an international petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) seeking to recover the $15 billion in costs and damages it incurred in relation to Keystone," according to The Hill.
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Shut down after spill
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TransCanada submitted application
TransCanada once again submitted the application for the construction of the pipeline
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Presidential approval
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Secretary of state Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recused himself from issues related to the Keystone XL Pipeline because of his former role as a chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Keystone pipeline leaked
The Keystone pipeline system leaked approximately 210,000 gallons of oil in northeastern South Dakota, according to TransCanada.
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Construction of a portion of the Pipeline
The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to approve construction of a portion of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska, though the commission rejected TransCanada's preferred route for the pipeline.
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