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President Trump will sign orders Tuesday to advance construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, The Hill has confirmed.

The orders will not grant the final permits needed for the oil pipelines, but will move both projects toward approval, a person familiar with the action said.

The Trump administration began to inform lawmakers starting late Monday that the orders were coming.

The orders will fulfill Trump's campaign promises to approve both pipelines, which have staunch support from the oil industry and the GOP but are strongly opposed by Democrats and environmentalists.

The White House said Trump plans to sign executive orders at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, but did not provide more details.

?It?s certainly confirms his commitment both to the rule of law and to job creation and energy security, which is pretty critical,? said Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a close Trump ally whose state would contain segments of both pipelines.

Cramer called it a ?pretty significant differentiation between the previous administration and this one.?

Former President Obama rejected Keystone in November 2015, citing the need to show international leadership on climate change.

If fully built by developer TransCanada Corp., Keystone would run from Alberta, Canada?s oil sands to the Gulf Coast in Texas, bringing heavy oil sands petroleum to refineries.

Last month, the Obama administration ordered a comprehensive environmental impact statement to be conducted on the Dakota Access Pipeline before any decision could be made on building its final section below Lake Oahe in North Dakota.

Dakota Access has been the subject of international protests that have fired up environmentalists and indigenous rights activists.

They say that the pipeline threatens the water supply of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, and further development of oil infrastructure threatens the climate.

The two projects require different approvals. Keystone needs a presidential permit to build across the Canadian border, while Dakota Access, developed by Energy Transfer Partners, needs an Army Corps of Engineers easement to build under Lake Oahe.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, asked Monday about plans to approve Keystone and Dakota Access, said he was ?not going to get in front of the president?s executive actions.? 

But he went on to say that the projects are ?areas where we can increase jobs, increase economic growth and tap into America?s energy supply more.?

The planned orders were first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg.

this is going to be some mess. the natives wont stand for this and more lives will be lost.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/315819-trump-to-advance-keystone-dakota-access-pipelines-report

[MAY]

He is literally wasting no time. SMH...

[TriBeCa]

This is so fucked up! This is the stuff people should have been marching for. Even Flint, MI STILL has contaminated water and nobody is being held accountable. Instead people want to protest things that won't change. Trump won and that's not changing. Fight the issues!

AND I have no clue how people are still cheering for Hillary. It's her fault Trump is president in the first place. She was the chosen nominee long before anyone even had the chance to vote in the primary. She stole the election from Bernie and robbed the American people of having a better quality of life.

[CHOKE]

This country deserves whatever it gets. And I hate to say it because I live here but it's always been shitty to anyone whose skin isn't pale.

!!!!!!!

TBH

We deserve this lashing

[Eternal Bell]

AND I have no clue how people are still cheering for Hillary. It's her fault Trump is president in the first place. She was the chosen nominee long before anyone even had the chance to vote in the primary. She stole the election from Bernie and robbed the American people of having a better quality of life.

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this is THA PEOPLES fault
researching & educatin tha elderly was their job & they failed

kept tryna tell folk tht hil' was not gonna win wit all tht stuff against her but hil' is our onl' chance! vote hil'!

sss
this is a lesson

[KING BENTLEY.]

Kiii....
It was just reported today that GODlia was spotted at the Dakota Pipeline protests.
She is not here for Trump.

http://www.theroot.com/malia-obama-seen-at-dakota-access-pipeline-protest-at-s-1791733353



http://www.theroot.com/malia-obama-seen-at-dakota-access-pipeline-protest-at-s-1791733353

Beautiful kwe self

PROTEST THEN LITTLE MICHELLE!!!!!!!!!

[hotep.]

If Jans can't finish the tour because of the Muslim ban I'm taking him out myself....

[GRAND]

If Jans can't finish the tour because of the Muslim ban I'm taking him out myself....

v

Yeah it was the Muslim ban stopping her

[MelMel]

If Jans can't finish the tour because of the Muslim ban I'm taking him out myself....

v

Yeah it was the Muslim ban stopping her

[Young]

It's really time for some fucking mess