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Report: Keystone pipeline decision likely to be delayed until 2014

By Sean Higgins

Published August 25, 2013 4:00am ET

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Report: Keystone pipeline decision likely to be delayed until 2014 — In a speech at Georgetown University in June, President Obama said he would approve the project if it could be shown that the ânet effects of the pipelineâs impact on our climateâ would not âsignificantly exacerbateâ carbon pollution. (AP File) | Evan Vucci

Claims that a contractor hired by the State Department to do a draft environmental impact report of the US-Canada Keystone XL pipeline project has a conflict of interest will likely delay a decision on project until at least January, the Hill reported Friday:

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