Federal judge blocks Keystone XL pipeline

-Source- The Washington Post- A federal judge temporarily blocked construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline ruling late Thursday that the Trump administration had failed to justify its decision granting a permit for the 1200-mile long project designed to connect Canadas tar sands crude oil with refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. The judge Brian Morris of the U.S. District Court in Montana said President Trumps State Department ignored crucial issues of climate change in order to further the presidents goal of letting the pipeline be built. In doing so the administration ran afoul of the Administrative Procedure Act which requires reasoned" explanations for government decisions particularly when they represent reversals of well-studied actions.