(LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR) The Lincoln Journal Star reports "Sen. Mike Johanns has not passed personal judgment on the Nebraska impact of the proposed Keystone XL petroleum pipeline.
Nonetheless, Johanns said Monday, he sees it as "a very unusual process" to have the U.S. State Department in charge of the environmental review and the Environmental Protection Agency in a consultant capacity.
"I don't know that you could pick a more environmentally sensitive area," Johanns said.
The Republican senator said he's completely comfortable with a recent EPA recommendation that calls for more attention to the State Department's draft environmental impact statement and to the potential risks that go with a route through the Sandhills and the Ogallala Aquifer."
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Nonetheless, Johanns said Monday, he sees it as "a very unusual process" to have the U.S. State Department in charge of the environmental review and the Environmental Protection Agency in a consultant capacity.
"I don't know that you could pick a more environmentally sensitive area," Johanns said.
The Republican senator said he's completely comfortable with a recent EPA recommendation that calls for more attention to the State Department's draft environmental impact statement and to the potential risks that go with a route through the Sandhills and the Ogallala Aquifer."
Read the article by clicking the title above.
