The dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is finally dead. This is a HUGE victory for NRDC, the environmental justice movement, and our allies in Indigenous and other local communities who have been fighting back against KXL for over 12 years.
But before leaving office, former-President Trump issued key permits to push ahead with numerous other climate-busting oil and gas pipelines across the U.S.
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The dangerous Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline is finally dead. TC Energy, the company behind KXL, has officially cancelled the project after the Biden administration revoked key permits that were rushed through under former-President Trump.
This is a HUGE victory for our environment and our climate, and for Indigenous and other local communities who have fought back against KXL for over 12 years.
But before leaving office, Trump pushed through permits for numerous other climate-busting oil and gas pipelines across the U.S. He greenlit the Line 3 and Line 5 oil pipelines that would pass through large swaths of the Midwest and under the Great Lakes, the Mountain Valley gas pipeline that would pass from West Virginia to North Carolina, the Pacific Connector gas pipeline that would cut across nearly 500 waterways in Oregon, and the Dakota Access Pipeline, just to name a few.
All of these disastrous fossil fuel pipelines will wreak havoc on our land, water, and communities — and derail our path towards a 100% clean energy future.