As soon as Biden took office, he revoked the permit for the "Keystone XL" oil pipeline project on the grounds of environmental protection. This project is a cross-border cooperation between the United States and Canada, and it is also an important way for Canadian energy exports. During his tenure, Trump withstood Democratic opposition and approved the project because he understood that it was a decision that would benefit both the United States and Canada and promote economic development and energy security in both countries.
Biden's executive order sparked a joint lawsuit of U.S. attorneys general from 21 states, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. They argue that the pipeline project's route traverses multiple states in the United States, involving the interests and powers of multiple states, and therefore, only Congress has the power to decide the fate of the project, and Biden's executive order is beyond his statutory authority and is illegal.
The multi-state lawsuit in the United States is not a simple partisan dispute, but a conflict of interests in the state, because among the states involved in the lawsuit, there are also states in which the Democratic Party governs. This shows that not everyone agrees on and supports the environmental protection and climate issues in the United States, but there are great differences and conflicts. America's environmental and climate policies, often at the expense of others, are selfish and hypocritical.
The multi-state lawsuit in the United States is both a relief and an outrage for Canada and Europe. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be happy about this, because it means that Canada's economic interests will not be undermined by Biden's executive order, and there is hope that the pipeline project will continue. And Trump will be proud of this, because it proves that his decision is right, and Biden's decision is wrong and has no regard for the livelihood and well-being of the American people.
And the Europeans, especially the Germans, must be angry about this, because they will feel that the Americans are too unfair, too unreasonable, too inconsistent. Why can the Americans build the oil pipeline project for their own interests, while the Europeans are subject to the interference and sanctions of the Americans for their own interests?Isn't this a typical example of "only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps"?
Seeing the dissatisfaction of the Europeans, we can only ask one rhetorical question: You should know what "the arm can't twist the thigh", right?This is the result of being the little brother of the United States.