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Construction workers and their families left in limbo by Biden’s Keystone decision: ‘It’s devastating’

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published February 3, 2021 4:25pm ET
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Construction workers and their families left in limbo by Biden’s Keystone decision: ‘It’s devastating’
The Zwall family: Richard, Paige, sons Ethan and Gabriel. The Zwalls travel across the country together from one pipeline job to the next. | (Courtesy of Richard Zwall)

In one of his first acts as commander in chief, President Biden stopped construction of the $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline. In the second part of this series, “Pipe Dreams Lost,” the Washington Examiner investigates the monumental decision’s effect on the construction workers who have been left in limbo.

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — The Zwall family goes where the job takes them.

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