Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s Authority to Block Keystone Pipeline
7th January 2022
A federal district court judge granted the Biden administration’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by more than 20 Republican attorneys general challenging the Keystone XL pipeline’s permit revocation.
Judge Jeffrey Brown, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, ruled that he couldn’t determine the constitutionality of President Joe Biden’s action because TC Energy, the pipeline’s developer, had abandoned the project. On June 9, TC Energy announced its intention to permanently halt construction of the pipeline, saying it would focus on other projects.
This is bullshit. Of course it abandoned the project — THE PIPELINE PERMIT WAS CANCELLED. What were they supposed to do, hang around and hope?