Citing Climate Change, Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline after seven years, and the October jobs report offered a brighter labor outlook. Judy Woodruff discusses the week's news with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David  After much ongoing debate, President Barack Obama vetoed legislation to approve further construction on the controversial Keystone XL … Read more

Citing Climate Change, Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline after seven years, and the October jobs report offered a brighter labor outlook. Judy Woodruff discusses the week's news with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David  WASHINGTON — President Obama announced on Friday that he had rejected the request from a Canadian company to … Read more

Citing Climate Change, Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

President Barack Obama announced Friday that the administration was officially rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline extension from Canada. "The State Department determined the Keystone pipeline would not serve the  WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley praised President Barack Obama's Friday rejection of TransCanada's application … Read more

Keystone XL and the president's veto

Carbon, West Virginia, sending a giant fireball some 300 feet into the sky. Less than 24 hours later, while rail cars were still on fire, the accident became yet another talking point in the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline. Carbon, West Virginia, sending a giant fireball some 300 feet into the sky. Less than … Read more

Keystone XL

Two bills that would authorize building the controversial Keystone XL pipeline will soon come to a vote in Congress, as their sponsors — Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La. — head toward a runoff  On the Senate floor, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) hit the Senate with the blunt truth. The construction of … Read more