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Sunrise over the Loup River, one of Nebraska’s major waterways that locals believe is threatened by Keystone XL.

Line in the Sand

Now that Senate Democrats have defeated legislation that would have approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Republicans are promising to push the project through when they take control of the Senate next year. But this fight isn't always along predictable party lines. Reporting from Nebraska, a state at the heart of the pipeline's path, Elliott D. Woods explains why.