Biden can’t please anyone with moves on pipelines

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The Biden administration delivered a small victory for green activists on Wednesday, saying it would scrutinize the environmental effects of a portion of the Line 5 oil pipeline in Michigan, wading into a long-waged battle.

That win proved short-lived. Later that night, the Biden administration defended the Trump administration’s support of the contentious Line 3 oil pipeline expansion in northern Minnesota in a federal lawsuit challenging a key permit.

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