Trump issues executive orders seeking to speed up oil and gas pipeline projects by making it harder for states to intervene
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The Keystone Steele City pumping station, to which the Keystone XL pipeline is slated to connect, is seen in Nebraska. President Trump plans to issue a pair of executive orders on Wednesday to make it easier for firms to build oil and gas pipelines and harder for state agencies to intervene. The order would also alter Transportation Department rules to allow the shipment of liquefied natural gas by rail and tanker truck, he said.
“These two executive orders will promote the development of new energy infrastructure, create jobs and provide more affordable, reliable energy,” said a senior administration official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity to discuss the orders before they are signed. In Virginia, the Southern Environmental Law Center has won a string of legal victories that have disrupted work on the $7 billion, 600-mile gas pipeline.
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