"The Canadian pipeline company TransCanada has quietly begun construction of the southern leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, installing segments near Livingston, Texas, company officials confirmed Thursday."
"'Construction started on Aug. 9. So we’ve now started construction in Texas,' TransCanada spokesman Shawn Howard told the Los Angeles Times.
The southern section of the pipeline received government approval in July."
Kim Murphy reports for the Los Angeles Times August 16, 2012.
SEE ALSO:
"When This Oil Spills, It's 'A Whole New Monster'" (NPR)
"What is the Keystone XL Pipeline?" (StateImpact/NPR)
"Keystone XL Pipeline Opponents Plan Protests" (Oklahoman)
"'Tar Sands Blockade' Targets Keystone XL Construction" (Tulsa World)
"Lamar County Farmer Sows Seeds of Doubt Over Keystone Pipeline" (Dallas Morning News)
"Tiny East Texas Towns Join Fight Against Keystone Pipeline. Should Dallas?" (Dallas Observer)
"Tar Sands Blockade Drops Banners to Expose Keystone XL Construction" (Rusk Cherokeean Herald)
"TransCanada Decides Its Own Verdict and Demands Writ of Possession for Land Along Keystone XL Pipeline Path" (Liberty County Vindicator)
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