Published November 29, 2015
Opponents and supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline are preparing to face off in Nebraska once again, but a new route for the project has helped reduce some local opposition.
Both sides will speak on the pipeline Thursday during a U.S. State Department hearing in Grand Island. The public forum comes before the department makes a recommendation to President Barack Obama on whether to build the $7.6 billion, Canada-to-Texas line.
National opponents have formed a new group, the "All Risk, No Reward Coalition," which recently ran television ads in a dozen major media markets. The group planned to air the ads Tuesday in Nebraska.
But local officials in several towns along the route say the pipeline no longer registers as a major concern.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/opposition-wanes-among-nebraska-landowners-politicians-ahead-of-hearing-on-keystone-xl-line