States sue Biden in effort to salvage Keystone XL pipeline
They say he overstepped his authority by ordering a cross-border permit to be revoked.
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States sue Biden in effort to salvage Keystone XL pipeline
Rebecca Falconer
21 states filed a lawsuit against President Biden on Wednesday over his executive order to rescind permits for the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Driving the news: The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Texas, aims to overturn Biden's decision, arguing that he overstepped his authority by ordering a cross-border permit for the Canada-U.S. pipeline to be revoked.
- Texas and Montana lead the complaint.
- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said in a statement: "The power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce belongs to Congress — not the President."
- Construction finally began last year after then-President Trump issued a presidential permit.
- Biden canceled the permits as part of efforts to address the climate crisis, raising the ire of Republicans.
- The Biden administration did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
46 pages in the complaint - click on the article to read those