Nebraska lawmakers vote to reroute oil pipeline (Reuters)

LINCOLN, Neb (Reuters) ? The Nebraska legislature on Wednesday voted 45-0 to advance a proposed law that would reroute the $7 billion TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline, avoiding the SandHills and Ogallala aquifer that environmental groups and many residents fear could be polluted by a spill.

Under the bill, the state would pay for a new environmental study for a new route for the pipeline, which would carry crude oil from Canada's oilsands area to Texas refineries.

On Monday, Nebraska and TransCanada Corp agreed to find a new route for the stalled pipeline. Under pressure from green groups, the U.S. State Department last week ordered the company to find a new route for the line in a decision that set back the pipeline by more than a year.

(Reporting by Michael Avok; Editing by David Gregorio)

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