Environmental Senator Bernie Sanders Applauds Obama Rejection of Keystone Pipeline by Press on November 6, 2015 Press Author More in Environmental: People Outside Will Be Injured: Severe Thunderstorms Strike Park Forest March 31, 2026 Park Forest Officials Urge Residents to Protect Pipes as Coldest Air of the Season Continues December 14, 2025 Park Forest Workshops Join Global Effort to Prevent Bird Collisions August 21, 2025 ROCK HILL, S.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Friday welcoming President Barack Obama’s decision to reject an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline: