Rex Tillerson won't work on Keystone pipeline issues due to ExxonMobil links
by Reuters from Environment | The Guardian on (#2FC8M)
Greenpeace argued that ExxonMobil, where secretary of state was CEO, would 'directly and predictably' benefit from approval of multibillion-dollar pipeline
The US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has recused himself from issues related to TransCanada Corp's application for a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, the state department said in a letter on Thursday to the environmental group Greenpeace.
"He has not worked on that matter at the Department of State, and will play no role in the deliberations or ultimate resolution of TransCanada's application," said the letter from Katherine McManus, the state department's deputy legal adviser.
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