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Keystone XL pipeline developer to start preliminary work this year

By Josh Siegel
Published May 3, 2018 8:36pm ET
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Keystone XL pipeline developer to start preliminary work this year
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton’s campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline without losing the support of labor unions that supported to project. Emails published this week by WikiLeaks show debate and confusion within the Clinton camp as it faced down the unexpectedly strong primary challenge by liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, who opposed the pipeline. | (Nati Harnik/AP)

The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline in Montana will begin work in the fall before starting full construction in 2019, according to a report Thursday.

The State Department recently sent a letter to Native American tribes, obtained by Reuters, notifying them of upcoming work by TransCanada as part of government consultation to minimize harm to their land in northeast Montana.

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