President Donald Trump has approved the Keystone XL pipeline, a move that has been long awaited on both sides of the aisle.

The State Department announced on Friday that they have approved a permit to build the pipeline.

"In making his determination that issuance of this permit would serve the national interest, the under secretary considered a range of factors, including but not limited to foreign policy; energy security; environmental, cultural, and economic impacts; and compliance with applicable law and policy," the State Department said.

The president announced his approval:

Pres Trump formally announces approval of Keystone XL pipeline. Calls it "a great day" for American jobs and energy independence. pic.twitter.com/1AWHJFeC9P — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 24, 2017

The Keystone pipeline will stretch 875 miles from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska, where it will be connected to other pipelines already in place to deliver oil further south. It is expected to carry as many as 830,000 barrels of oil per day.

The pipeline is also expected to create 42,100 jobs, although only 35 will be permanent.

Still, it's a common-sense move that will provide a temporary boost in jobs and increase the supply of oil. Republicans have long clamored for it; even some moderate Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) have supported it. That didn't stop President Barack Obama from vetoing it in November 2015.

"Ultimately, if we're going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we’re going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them and release more dangerous pollution into the sky," Obama said when he vetoed it.

Of course, Obama's own State Department determined that the Keystone pipeline's impact on the environment would be "minimal," but facts never got in the way of Obama's far-left ideology. Trump resurrected the pipeline through an executive order shortly after taking office.

The pipeline still must obtain approval from Nebraska to run through the state and likely face legal challenges from environmentalists, but for now the pipeline seems to be headed closer toward full construction. Good Trump!

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