Nebraska regulators on Monday morning approved an in-state permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the last major regulatory hurdle facing the long-debated project.
The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 in favor of the permit, but they rejected developer TransCanada’s preferred route, approving an alternative that would move the pipeline further east.
The ruling can be appealed to the state district court, with the Nebraska Supreme Court likely to have final say.
“As a result of today’s decision, we will conduct a careful review of the Public Service Commission’s ruling while assessing how the decision would impact the cost and schedule of the project,” said Russ Girling, TransCanada’s president and chief executive officer, in a statement Monday.
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