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SD Governor Kristi Noem Critical of News Coverage of Keystone XL Shutdown

SD Governor Kristi Noem Critical of News Coverage of Keystone XL Shutdown

Governor Kristi Noem Photo: WNAX


South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is critical of news coverage of the impacts of the shutdown of the Keystone XL pipeline.
During her weekly news conference, she pointed to a story that ran in the “Washington Examiner”….

Noem says the story was about local residents and businesses impacted by the shutdown…

Noem says she expects the news media to treat these issues fairly…

The Keystone XL pipeline route was set from the the tar sands in Alberta, into Montana, through western South Dakota and across central Nebraska.

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