WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) — President Barack Obama announced Friday he has rejected a request to build the Keystone XL pipeline over continuing concerns of climate change, a move that underscores the administration’s resolve to remain focused on environmental issues in the president’s second term.
Obama, appearing with Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden, said the pipeline request seven years ago from Keystone developer TransCanada “would not serve in the national interest of the United States.”
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) — President Barack Obama announced Friday he has rejected a request to build the Keystone XL pipeline over continuing concerns of climate change, a move that underscores the administration’s resolve to remain focused on environmental issues in the president’s second term.
Obama, appearing with Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden, said the pipeline request seven years ago from Keystone developer TransCanada “would not serve in the national interest of the United States.”
