Newly Obtained Government Documents Suggest Lawsuit to Protect Endangered Species Could Delay Keystone IL Pipeline Construction

OMAHA, Neb.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2012.  In a victory for the climate, public health and endangered species, the Fish and Wildlife Service has taken action that could interfere with Canadian oil corporation TransCanada’s plan for fast-tracked approval of its Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. According to documents obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity, the agency decided July 10 to disallow a University of Nebraska researcher from using his research permit to help TransCanada clear the way for Keystone XL by physically relocating the American burying beetle from its habitat.