KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE APPROVAL PASSES HOUSE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, November 15, 2014, 16:08

The prospects for the bill in the Senate are unclear

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.

The legislation will now be put to a vote in the Senate next week, where its prospects are unclear.

The 875-mile (1,408km) pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the US state of Nebraska where it joins pipes running to Texas.

President Barack Obama is said to take a "dim view" of the legislation, but has not directly threatened a veto.

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