Joe Biden to Rescind Keystone XL Pipeline <br />Permit on First Day in Office.<br />President-elect Joe Biden is<br />expected to yank the permit for<br />TC Energy’s Keystone XL pipeline<br />as soon as he’s in office. .<br />His transition team declined to comment, but three<br />different sources have confirmed the news to 'POLITICO.'.<br />Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to<br />Washington, declined to confirm reports as well, saying that<br />Canada was still in favor of the cross-border permit.<br />The Government of Canada continues to<br />support the Keystone XL project … Keystone<br />XL fits within Canada’s climate plan. It will<br />also contribute to U.S. energy security<br />and economic competitiveness, Kirsten Hillman, via 'POLITICO'.<br />The Keystone pipeline has been a major<br />point of controversy for a decade.<br />President Barack Obama<br />delayed the project in 2015, which<br />then-Vice President Biden supported. .<br />During his first week in office in 2017,<br />President Donald Trump revived the pipeline<br />with a presidential memorandum. .<br />Environmentalists have praised Biden’s<br />reported plan to rescind the pipeline’s permit,<br />saying he is showing “courage and empathy.” .<br />President-elect Biden is showing courage and<br />empathy to the farmers, ranchers and tribal<br />nations who have dealt with an ongoing threat<br />that disrupted their lives for over a decade, Jane Kleeb, founder of Bold Nebraska, via 'POLITICO'.<br />On Sunday, TC Energy announced<br />that the Keystone XL pipeline would be able to<br />achieve net-zero emissions by 2023.
