A Nebraska agency faulted over campaign donations from regulated companies may soon decide the fate of Keystone XL, its first review of an oil pipeline. The Public Service Commission , which sets rules for phone companies and grain storage, gained oversight for oil pipelines about two years ago. Its five elected members were criticized by a watchdog group for accepting campaign donations from companies. They now may become targets for Keystone supporters and foes counting on getting the panel to rule in their favor. “They’re an elected body,” said Jane Kleeb, the head of Bold Nebraska , a local group fighting the pipeline. “So they hopefully will be listening to their constituents.” The commission emerged to rule on the fate of TransCanada Corp. ’s $5.4 billion pipeline after a Nebraska district court judge last week voided the approval issued a year ago by […]

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