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The Keystone XL pipeline was cancelled by the Obama administration in 2015 but was given a presidential permit by Trump in 2017 [File: Andrew Burton/Getty Images] US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9bn Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts in office, perhaps as soon as his first day, according to a source familiar with his thinking. President Donald Trump, a Republican, had made building the pipeline a central promise of his presidential campaign. Biden, who will be inaugurated on Wednesday, was vice president in Democrat Barack Obama’s administration when it rejected the project as being contrary to its efforts to combat climate change. The words “Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit” appear on a list of executive actions likely scheduled for the first day of Biden’s presidency, according to an earlier report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Biden had promised to scrap the oil pipeline’s presidential permit if he became president. Canada’s ambassador to the US said she would continue to promote a project she says fit with both countries’ environmental plans. “There is no better partner for the US on climate action than Canada as we work together […]
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