Bloomberg: Environmentalists reacted swiftly to downplay a bipartisan Senate vote backing the Keystone XL pipeline, which supporters said underscored widening political support for the project.
The Senate approved 62-37 language that encourages development of the $5.3 billion pipeline, which would link Albertas oil sands and refineries along the Gulf Coast. Seventeen Democrats joined all Senate Republicans on March 22 to add the pipeline amendment to the budget plan that is at odds with the House version....