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Native America Calling: Is the Keystone XL Pipeline dead?
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
In his first day in office, President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline which would’ve transported crude oil from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast.
Indigenous environmental rights groups and some tribes along the pipeline route, like the Fort Belknap Indian Community and Rosebud Sioux Tribe, praise the move and are hopeful that a new administration will usher in a change in climate and energy policy making.
What does a halt on the Keystone KXL Pipeline mean for the environment and the future of extractive industry in and around Native land?BREAKING: In a big win for tribal sovereignty and Native peoples, Biden administration revokes illegal KeystoneXL (KXL) permit. #HonorTheTreaties #NoKXL Learn more at https://t.co/mPnhgeCF6c pic.twitter.com/4ON4T2MYw4
— Native American Rights Fund (@NDNrights) January 20, 2021
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