Nebraska regulators approve Keystone XL pipeline route

Pipeline plan clears last major regulatory hurdle after vote in Nebraska, but legal challenges and protest likely to follow A panel of Nebraska regulators have voted narrowly in favor of allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to follow a path through the state, removing the last major regulatory hurdle for the controversial project. The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to approve a permit for the pipeline, which will stretch for 1,200 miles and carry up to 830,000 barrels of oil a day. Th