Washington DC, April 22, 2013 – The EPA today released its review of the State Department’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which included “environmental objections” and found that the DEIS included “insufficient information”.
Washington DC, April 22, 2013 – The EPA today released its review of the State Department’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which included “environmental objections” and found that the DEIS included “insufficient information”.
EPA’s letter to Assistant Secretary Fernandez and Assistant Secretary Jones outlined serious concerns regarding missing information from the DEIS, namely:
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Pipeline safety
- Alternative pipeline routes
- Community and environmental justice impacts
These were the same concerns voiced in more than one million comments to President Obama and Secretary Kerry and during the State Department hearing in Nebraska.
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