University of Baltimore Journal of International Law Volume 4 Issue 2 Article 6 Volume IV, No. 2 2015-2016 2016 Emerging Issues: Transcanada v. Obama Administration – 15 Billion for Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline Project Aviana Cooper University of Baltimore,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/ubjil Part of the Energy and Utilities Law Commons, Environmental Law Commons, and the International Law Commons Recommended Citation Cooper, Aviana (2016) "Emerging Issues: Transcanada v. Obama Administration – 15 Billion for Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline Project," University of Baltimore Journal of International Law: Vol. 4 : Iss. 2 , Article 6. Available at: http://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/ubjil/vol4/iss2/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@University of Baltimore School of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Baltimore Journal of International Law by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@University of Baltimore School of Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Transcanada v. Obama Administration – 15 Billion for Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline Project By Aviana Cooper* TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP and TC Oil Pipeline Op- erations Inc., subsidiaries of TransCanada Corporation (“TransCana- da”), lost their seven-year bid with the United States (U.S.) Govern- ment for a permit to complete the $5.4 billion oil pipeline connecting Canada and the U.S.1 On November 6, 2015, President Obama