Trump Issues Permit to Begin Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline

Trump Approves Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline

(Image via Twitter) Despite pushback from Democrats and climate change activists, President Trump on Friday issued a presidential permit that would allow TransCanada to begin building the highly politicized Keystone XL pipeline. The move reverses the 2015 decision by former President Obama to block the project, which would transport oil from Canada through the U.S.