The National Environmental Policy Act is a United States environmental law designed to promote the enhancement of the environment. It created new laws requiring U.S. federal government agencies to eva
Richard Nixon signing NEPA on January 1, 1970
The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States, commissioned in 2010 by TransCanada. It is owned by South Bow, since TC Energy's spin off of its liquids busines
Donald Trump signing the Presidential memoranda to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, January 24, 2017
Keystone 30 in (760 mm) pipeline (phase 1) near Swanton, Nebraska (2009)
An estimated crowd of 35,000–50,000 gathers near the Washington Monument in February 2013 to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and support action on climate change
The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil.