A federal judge in Montana on Monday upheld his ruling last month that canceled an environmental permit for the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline and threatened other oil and natural gas pipeline projects with delays…
Morris said that the Army Corps did not adequately consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on risks to endangered species and habitat when it renewed the permit in 2017. To allow the agency to continue authorizing new oil and gas pipeline construction “could seriously injure projected species and critical habitat,” Morris said in the decision.
Read more from Timothy Gardner with Reuters here.
Montana judge upholds ruling that canceled Keystone XL pipeline permit
