US President Barack Obama rejects pipeline to transport oil from Canada's tar sands to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico.
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08 November 2015
The story has been updated with information on political reaction in the United States and Canada.
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Tollefson, J. Keystone XL decision puts spotlight on US climate politics. Nature 527, 141–142 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.18751
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