Nebraska gives long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline new life

Nebraska regulators approved a Keystone XL oil pipeline route through the state Monday, breathing new life into the long-delayed $8 billion project, although the chosen path is not the one preferred by the company that hopes to build it and could mean more time is needed to study the changes.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission’s vote is likely to face court challenges.

Environmental activists, American Indian tribes and some landowners fiercely opposed the project.