U.S. Sen. David Vitter said he’s had enough “dilly dallying” on the Keystone XL pipeline, but environmental groups said a federal review needs more vetting. The U.S. State Department published its final report on Keystone XL Friday saying there were few environmental problems tied to TransCanada’s proposed 1,179-mile oil pipeline. A federal permit is needed because the pipeline would cross the U.S. border with Canada. The State Department said its report isn’t a “decision document” and President Obama said he’d weigh the project against its environmental footprint. Vitter, R-La., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, said Keystone XL has been through a thorough review since it was submitted for approval more than five years ago. “The [Obama] administration should now move beyond dilly dallying and approve this job creating project,” he said in a statement Tuesday. Vitter was joined […]

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