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State Dept. releases study of potential Keystone XL impact

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    What was in the report and what wasn't?

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This is a Fox News alert the State Department has released its latest study on the potential impacts of the controversial keystone XL pipeline.

Correspondent -- -- Callaway tells us what's in that report.

And what isn't.

Today's release of the state department's draft environmental impact statement was expected to reveal how the administration might rule on the proposed keystone XL pipeline.

But in a post release conference call with reporters the State Department spokesperson was noncommittal.

It does pull out where that could be impacted vehicle that lit litigation -- which could be.

But it really has no recommendations one way it together.

At this point we're looking at this.

It's very very objectively.

The document is -- with potential adverse environmental impacts on everything from geology -- -- fisheries recreation climate water and wildlife.

When critics suggest the draft study simply Rex another roadblock.

The news here for the -- -- that they get a chance to see again the unconscionable delay in proceeding with this pipeline.

And the fact that this delay.

Probably portends.

Bad decision in the future growth but go ahead and make it right now that would have made it a year ago.

Today's release was welcomed by trans Canada the Canadian company which is building the pipeline they called it an important step towards receiving a presidential permit.

It comes after almost four year long effort by TransCanada to -- Canadian oil -- to proposed pipeline traversing the Canadian border to Texas oil refineries.

The pipeline would create thousands of jobs and help wean the US from mideast oil but has been a lightning rod of environmental opposition.

One of the last turtles in that four year long battle was crossed on January 22.

When Nebraska governor Dave Heineman -- the White House saying quote I hereby approve the route reviewed in the final valuation report.

That's a reference to -- go ahead for a 194.

Mile long re -- of the pipeline around the environmentally sensitive Nebraska sand hills.

But today's announcement is not yet a green light for the pipeline.

Because it would be owned by a foreign company the State Department has the next to last right of approval before the president and and the new secretary of state John Kerry has a deep record as a carbon warrior as one analyst put.

But the Obama administration faces competing constituencies.

Environmentalists who have for the pipeline and Unionists who want the jobs -- will.

As a 45 day public comment period begins the draft statement is infuriating.

Both sides in this debate the Sierra Club calling it a deeply flawed analysis.

It gives lip service to climate disruption.

North Dakota Republican senator John -- saying there is no excuse to postpone a decision any further threat -- this -- the panel Doug thank you.

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