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Climate Hawks In Congress Call For Federal Investigation Of Keystone XL Approval Process | Climate hawks in the Senate and House of Representatives are calling for an investigation of potential corruption in the approval process for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The ThinkProgress Green exposé that the pipeline company TransCanada hired Cardno Entrix to conduct the State Department’s environmental review led to today’s letter to the agency’s Office of the Inspector General. Signatories include Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Raul Grijalva (D-NM), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tim Ryan (D-OH), and Mike Quigley (D-IL).