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Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
Trump in his first term approved the Keystone XL project in 2020 over the concern of Native American tribes about possible spills and environmental groups about fossil fuels' contribution to climate change. Biden's Keystone XL permit cancellation the following year frustrated Canadian officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after Alberta invested more than $1 billion in the project. 5 million civil penalty to settle a government lawsuit over the North Dakota and Montana spills.
