TransCanada Submits Route Changes For Keystone XL Pipeline In Nebraska

TransCanada Corporation  (TSE:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) has submitted route alterations for its Keystone XL pipeline that would pass through Nebraska. TransCanada Corporation  (TSE:TRP) (NYSE:TRP)’s Keystone XL pipeline is a 36-inch, crude oil pipeline that would connect Canada’s tar-sands region to the U.S. Gulf coast. The company submitted the route changes to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality who will clear them after public hearings. The changes are meant to alleviate concerns about environmental damage to the environmentally fragile area known as the Sand Hills, as also regarding municipal drinking water well-fields and sandy soils. The revised route of the TransCanada Corporation  (TSE:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) Keystone XL pipeline incorporates…