By DAVID SASSOON of The Guardian The EPA has slowed down the approval process of a permit for a new Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline that a few months ago looked like a shoo-in for a State Department rubber stamp by the fall. The EPA gave the State department’s draft environmental impact statement for the 2000 mile [...]
Will the U.S. EPA Approve an Oil Pipeline Stretching From Canada To Texas?
By Hudson in July 28th 2010 No Comment »
Filed Under aquifer, disaster, drinking water, fresh water, infrastructure, pollution, technology, water security, watershed Tags: Alberta, Canada, Deepwater Horizon, environment, environmental impact statement, environmental protection agency, EPA, Gulf oil disaster, High Plains Aquifer, Keystone XL, Ogallala Aquifer, oil spill, refineries, refinery, State Department, Texas, TransCanada
Filed Under aquifer, disaster, drinking water, fresh water, infrastructure, pollution, technology, water security, watershed Tags: Alberta, Canada, Deepwater Horizon, environment, environmental impact statement, environmental protection agency, EPA, Gulf oil disaster, High Plains Aquifer, Keystone XL, Ogallala Aquifer, oil spill, refineries, refinery, State Department, Texas, TransCanada
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