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February 16, 2021

Noem says South Dakota left reeling from Keystone cancellation: 'Everything just stopped'

The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline last month not only affected thousands of workers, but also harmed communities that were preparing for an influx of residents and tax revenue, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday.

February 11, 2021

South Dakota energy executive pleads for sit-down with Biden to discuss Keystone XL revival

Residents and business owners affected by President Biden's executive order canceling the Keystone XL pipeline gathered Monday in southwestern South Dakota and appealed to three Republican congressmen in an effort to help restart the project.

February 11, 2021

Ingraham: Biden administration practicing 'cruel cronyism and heartless indifference' to working people

Three weeks into President Biden's term of office, "many of our fellow Americans are being made to suffer" under his anti-business policies," Laura Ingraham told viewers Wednesday. 

February 10, 2021

Small business owner says Keystone pipeline shutdown devastated her monthly revenue

The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline not only affected the laid-off workers, but also the surrounding community, South Dakota resident and small business owner Tricia Burns said on Wednesday.

February 10, 2021

Laid-off Keystone XL Pipeline worker on project cancellation: ‘It’s a pretty good gut punch’

A welder who was laid off due to the Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation is speaking out against President Joe Biden’s executive order terminating the project, calling it “a slap in the face” to those in his industry.

February 9, 2021

Manchin pens letter to Biden asking him to reverse termination of Keystone XL pipeline

Sen. Joe Manchin wrote a letter to President Biden Tuesday asking him to rethink his executive order revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit. 

February 4, 2021

Cassidy grills labor secretary nominee Walsh on when unemployed Keystone pipeline workers will find jobs

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., challenged President Biden's labor secretary nominee Marty Walsh regarding the administration's plans for the economy and the decision to halt work on the Keystone XL pipeline.

February 3, 2021

Mike Rowe: 'It’s a heartbreaker’ to see oil and gas workers losing jobs after Biden orders

Television host Mike Rowe reacted on Wednesday to an interview with displaced oil workers slamming President Joe Biden’s recent executive order, calling it "a heartbreaker" the way skilled laborers have been treated in "such a high-handed manner."

February 3, 2021

Oil and gas workers say they feel 'betrayed' by Biden admin: Keystone pipeline 'ripped out from under us'

Longtime oil and gas industry workers David and Kristina Dickerson are criticizing President Joe Biden’s executive order canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline. They say the order, which displaced them from the project, is threatening their economic stability.

February 2, 2021

Dem Sen. Tester says canceling Keystone oil pipeline 'isn't going to turn our climate around'

President Biden revoked the permit for the 1,700-mile pipeline through executive action on his first day in office, roiling conservatives and some Democrats who touted the project’s potential to create jobs.