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Nebraska panel denies request to amend Keystone XL pipeline ruling

File. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Panetta

A Nebraska commission that approved a route for the Keystone XL pipeline through the state is declining requests to amend its decision.

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The Nebraska Public Service Commission on Tuesday denied motions by pipeline developer TransCanada and leading opponents of the project. The decision to approve a route through the state is expected to be appealed in court.

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Opponents have said the commission overstepped its jurisdiction and denied due process to affected landowners when it approved a different route than what TransCanada had preferred. They say the alternative pathway will affect landowners who weren’t along the company’s preferred route and didn’t have a chance to speak against it.

TransCanada had asked the commission to let it file an amended application to thwart an appeal on those grounds.

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