Statement on imminent approval of Keystone XL pipeline

Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica responded to reports that State Department undersecretary Tom Shannon is expected to sign a cross-border permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, stating that the decision will increase resistance to the Trump administration's policies and that the organization will pursue legal and state-level actions to stop the project.

• State Department undersecretary for political affairs Tom Shannon is expected to sign a cross-border permit by Monday to allow the Keystone XL oil pipeline to proceed, based on news reports.
• Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica asserts that the decision to approve the pipeline represents a failure in climate change leadership by Donald Trump and will increase American resistance to prioritizing oil profits over the planet.
• Friends of the Earth intends to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline through actions in the courts and within individual states to prevent the project from being completed.

APA

Pica, E. (2017). Statement on imminent approval of Keystone XL pipeline. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2017-03-statement-on-imminent-approval-of-keystone-xl-pipeline/

Chicago

Pica, Erich. Statement on imminent approval of Keystone XL pipeline. Friends of the Earth, 2017. https://foe.org/news/2017-03-statement-on-imminent-approval-of-keystone-xl-pipeline/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Pica |first1=Erich |title=Statement on imminent approval of Keystone XL pipeline |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=23 March 2017 |url=https://foe.org/news/2017-03-statement-on-imminent-approval-of-keystone-xl-pipeline/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{pica2017statement, author = {Pica, Erich}, title = {{Statement on imminent approval of Keystone XL pipeline}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://foe.org/news/2017-03-statement-on-imminent-approval-of-keystone-xl-pipeline/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }