Trump reissues permit for Keystone XL pipeline

President Donald Trump has issued a new presidential permit authorizing TransCanada to build its controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, in an apparent bid to circumvent an adverse federal court ruling that blocked construction due to an inadequate review of the climate effects of the project. The March 29 presidential permit grants permission to TransCanada “to construct, connect, operate and maintain pipeline facilities at the international border of the United States and Canada at Phillips County, Montana.” It adds that...