- TransCanada invokes eminent domain in nine counties
- Holdout landowners retain 12% of land needed for project
The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Tuesday made good on its promise to try to seize access to the Nebraska land it needs to finish the project – the first steps it has taken since the state’s high court removed a major legal barrier.
TransCanada employees said the company filed legal papers in nine Nebraska counties to invoke eminent domain for the land that is needed to construct, operate and maintain the pipeline. The filings come just before the company’s two-year window closes on Thursday.
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