Justices Revive Fast Pipeline Permits, Not for Keystone XL (1)

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reinstate streamlined permitting for pipelines across the country, except for Keystone XL.

The justices partially granted the Trump administration’s request to freeze a lower court’s order that barred the use of a fast-track water permitting program for pipelines while an appeal plays out in the Ninth Circuit. But the court declined to revive the key permit for the embattled Keystone XL project.

The decision is a relief for developers working on other pipelines but means prolonged delays for the TC Energy Corp. project set to move oil from Canada to the U.S.

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