Environmental groups sue Trump administration for approving Keystone pipelineWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration on Thursday to challenge its decision to approve construction of TransCanada Corp’s controversial Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. In two separate filings to a federal court in Montana, environmental groups argued that the U.S. State Department, which granted the permit needed for the pipeline to cross the Canadian border, relied on an “outdated and incomplete environmental impact statement” when making its decision earlier this month. By approving the pipeline without public input and an up-to-date environmental assessment, the administration violated the National Environmental Policy Act, groups including the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and the Northern Plains Resource Council said in their legal filing. “They have relied on an arbitrary, stale, and incomplete environmental review completed over three years ago, for a process that ended with the State Department’s denial of a cross-border permit,” the court filing says. In the other filing, the Indigenous Environmental Network and North Coast Rivers Alliance sought injunctive relief, restraining Transcanada from taking any action that would harm the “physical environment in connection with the project pending a full hearing on the merits.” U.S. President Donald Trump announced the presidential permit for the Keystone XL at the White House last week. TransCanada’s Chief Executive Officer Russ Girling and Sean McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions, stood nearby. Trump, a Republican, said the project would lower consumer fuel prices, create jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.  His Democratic predecessor, former president Barack Obama, rejected the pipeline, saying it would lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions and do nothing to reduce fuel prices for U.S. motorists. “This tar sands pipeline poses a direct threat to our climate, our clean water, wildlife, and thousands of landowners and communities along the route of this dirty and dangerous project, and it must and will be stopped,” said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, one of the groups that filed the lawsuit. The lawsuits came on the heels of a lawsuit filed on Wednesday challenging other recent moves to undo Obama’s climate change regulations. Conservation groups and the Northern Cheyenne Native American tribe of Montana sued the administration on Wednesday for violating the National Environmental Policy Act when it lifted a moratorium on coal leases on federal land.  All lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District Court in Montana’s Great Falls Division. politicsNews
environmental groups sue trump administration approving keystone pipelinewashington reuters several environmental groups filed lawsuits trump administration thursday challenge decision approve construction transcanada corp controversial keystone xl crude oil pipeline in two separate filings federal court montana environmental groups argued state department granted permit needed pipeline cross canadian border relied outdated incomplete environmental impact statement making decision earlier month by approving pipeline without public input environmental assessment administration violated national environmental policy act groups including center biological diversity sierra club northern plains resource council said legal filing they relied arbitrary stale incomplete environmental review completed three years ago process ended state department denial permit court filing says in filing indigenous environmental network north coast rivers alliance sought injunction relief restraining transcanada taking action would harm physical environment connection project pending full hearing president donald trump announced presidential permit keystone xl white house last week transcanada chief executive officer russ giving sean mcgarvey president north america building trades unions stood nearby trump republican said project would lower consumer fuel prices create jobs reduce dependence foreign oil his democratic predecessor former president barack obama rejected pipeline saying would lead increase greenhouse gas emissions nothing reduce fuel prices motorists this tar sands pipeline poses direct threat climate clean water wildlife thousands landowners communities along route dirty dangerous project must stopped said michael bruce executive director sierra club one groups filed lawsuit the lawsuits came heels lawsuit filed wednesday challenging recent moves undo obama climate change regulations conservation groups northern cheyenne native american tribe montana sued administration wednesday violating national environmental policy act lifted moratorium coal leases federal land all lawsuits filed district court montana great falls division politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Environmental groups sue Trump administration for approving Keystone pipelineWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration on Thursday to challenge its decision to approve construction of TransCanada Corp’s controversial Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. In two separate filings to a federal court in Montana, environmental groups argued that the U.S. State Department, which granted the permit needed for the pipeline to cross the Canadian border, relied on an “outdated and incomplete environmental impact statement” when making its decision earlier this month. By approving the pipeline without public input and an up-to-date environmental assessment, the administration violated the National Environmental Policy Act, groups including the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and the Northern Plains Resource Council said in their legal filing. “They have relied on an arbitrary, stale, and incomplete environmental review completed over three years ago, for a process that ended with the State Department’s denial of a cross-border permit,” the court filing says. In the other filing, the Indigenous Environmental Network and North Coast Rivers Alliance sought injunctive relief, restraining Transcanada from taking any action that would harm the “physical environment in connection with the project pending a full hearing on the merits.” U.S. President Donald Trump announced the presidential permit for the Keystone XL at the White House last week. TransCanada’s Chief Executive Officer Russ Girling and Sean McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions, stood nearby. Trump, a Republican, said the project would lower consumer fuel prices, create jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.  His Democratic predecessor, former president Barack Obama, rejected the pipeline, saying it would lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions and do nothing to reduce fuel prices for U.S. motorists. “This tar sands pipeline poses a direct threat to our climate, our clean water, wildlife, and thousands of landowners and communities along the route of this dirty and dangerous project, and it must and will be stopped,” said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, one of the groups that filed the lawsuit. The lawsuits came on the heels of a lawsuit filed on Wednesday challenging other recent moves to undo Obama’s climate change regulations. Conservation groups and the Northern Cheyenne Native American tribe of Montana sued the administration on Wednesday for violating the National Environmental Policy Act when it lifted a moratorium on coal leases on federal land.  All lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District Court in Montana’s Great Falls Division. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: environmental groups sue trump administration approving keystone pipelinewashington reuters several environmental groups filed lawsuits trump administration thursday challenge decision approve construction transcanada corp controversial keystone xl crude oil pipeline in two separate filings federal court montana environmental groups argued state department granted permit needed pipeline cross canadian border relied outdated incomplete environmental impact statement making decision earlier month by approving pipeline without public input environmental assessment administration violated national environmental policy act groups including center biological diversity sierra club northern plains resource council said legal filing they relied arbitrary stale incomplete environmental review completed three years ago process ended state department denial permit court filing says in filing indigenous environmental network north coast rivers alliance sought injunction relief restraining transcanada taking action would harm physical environment connection project pending full hearing president donald trump announced presidential permit keystone xl white house last week transcanada chief executive officer russ giving sean mcgarvey president north america building trades unions stood nearby trump republican said project would lower consumer fuel prices create jobs reduce dependence foreign oil his democratic predecessor former president barack obama rejected pipeline saying would lead increase greenhouse gas emissions nothing reduce fuel prices motorists this tar sands pipeline poses direct threat climate clean water wildlife thousands landowners communities along route dirty dangerous project must stopped said michael bruce executive director sierra club one groups filed lawsuit the lawsuits came heels lawsuit filed wednesday challenging recent moves undo obama climate change regulations conservation groups northern cheyenne native american tribe montana sued administration wednesday violating national environmental policy act lifted moratorium coal leases federal land all lawsuits filed district court montana great falls division politicsnews