TransCanada, the company that wants to lay a pipeline from its oil sands across the United States to oil refineries in Texas, agreed this week to reroute the line across Nebraska to avoid the Sandhills area and the Ogallala aquifer to meet strong objections from environmentalists who fear that a pipeline leak would contaminate the underground sea of fresh water.
Environmentalists responded by saying they would continue to fight the $7 billion project anyway, arguing that any pipeline carrying crude oil is a threat.
But by showing a willingness to listen and compromise,…
Canada-U.S. line should be built
