Trump says he wants Keystone XL Pipeline to be built

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted the Keystone XL Pipeline built and pledged easy regulatory approvals for the project, which was opposed for years by environmentalists before its permit was revoked by the Biden administration. The pipeline was first proposed in 2008 to bring oil from Canada's Western tar sands to U.S. refiners and was halted in 2021 by then-owner TC Energy Corp after former Democratic President Joe Biden revoked a key permit needed for a U.S. stret