To the Editor:
The Keystone XL pipeline became a symbol in the fight against climate change. But from the beginning and for the better part of seven years, Nebraskans were fighting a battle for the protection of our land and water, and for the livelihoods of the farmers and ranchers in our nation’s heartland.
While it was President Obama who ultimately rejected the pipeline, landowners and their legal team were responsible for ensuring that TransCanada didn’t have an approved route through Nebraska.
Legal pressure from the State of Nebraska caused the federal pipeline approval process to stall, allowing for a nationwide movement to mature. Nebraskans may have started the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, but they didn’t finish it alone.
I applaud President Obama for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline.
ELIOT BOSTAR
Lincoln, Neb.
The writer is executive director of the Nebraska League of Conservation Voters.
