The Keystone XL pipeline is one step closer to reality, following the State Dept.'s release of a draft supplemental environmental impact statement on the project.
The report, released on March 1, takes into account the revised application Calgary-based TransCanada submitted last May for the 875-mile segment from the Canadian border, near Morgan, Mont., to Steele City, Neb. The new plan avoids Nebraska's environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region.