Protesters rallied against the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would run from Canada through the Plains to the Gulf Coast, at the White House on Sunday.
Harold W. Geisel, the senior official in the inspector general’s office, told top agency officials in a memorandum dated Friday that he would open the review “to determine to what extent the department and all other parties involved complied with federal laws and regulations” relating to the pipeline permit process.
Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to Be Investigated - New York Times
Oil Tanks India manufacturing facility.
WASHINGTON — The State Department’s inspector general will conduct a special investigation of the handling of the pending decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline in response to reports of improper pressure on policy makers and possible conflicts of interest, according to documents released on Monday.Harold W. Geisel, the senior official in the inspector general’s office, told top agency officials in a memorandum dated Friday that he would open the review “to determine to what extent the department and all other parties involved complied with federal laws and regulations” relating to the pipeline permit process.
Oil Tanks India manufacturing facility.
Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to Be Investigated - New York Times
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