EPA criticizes environmental review of Keystone XL pipeline
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Joe Duggan and Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — The Environmental Protection Agency criticized a federal environmental review of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Monday, saying it was incomplete and failed to fully consider alternative routes.
The EPA called on the State Department to provide “more detailed information” about why it rejected other routes for the 36-inch crude oil pipeline that avoid more of the Ogallala Aquifer, including locating it parallel to an existing pipeline that crosses eastern Nebraska.
“As we have indicated in the past, we believe these alternative routes could further reduce risks to groundwater resources,” said a letter from the EPA.
The criticism came on the final day for public comments on the State Department’s draft environmental analysis of the Keystone XL project, and promised to further complicate the 4-year-old process to approve or deny the $7 billion project.
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