Federal Judge: Pipelines Must Not Cross Streams Without Considering Endangered Species
The Keystone XL route begins in Hardisty, Alberta, and extends south to Steele City, Nebraska. The pipeline will pass through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and the states of Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.
Montana U.S. District Judge Brian Morris affirmed that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cannot use a blanket water-crossing permit to approve new oil and gas pipelines without considering their impacts on endangered species.