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Hundreds show up to take stand on Keystone XL
- NICHOLAS BERGIN Lincoln Journal Star
- May 3, 2017
- May 3, 2017 Updated May 11, 2018
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Jane Kleeb speaks with Paul Buller of York and Hannah Adams of Denver during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star

An anti-pipeline sign is propped outside the entrance to the Holthus Convention Center in York Wednesday before the start of a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Mike Flood, who is representing eight Nebraska football players in a lawsuit against the Big Ten, is shown in 2017.
- Journal Star file photo
Attendees listen and wait to speak during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Attendees make their way past a notice to the Holthus Convention Center in York Wednesday before the start of a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
State troopers were on hand outside the Holthus Convention Center in York Wednesday before the start of a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Landowners in the path of the Keystone XL pipeline — Randy Thompson (from left), Jeanne Crumly and Art Tanderup — take turns speaking at a news conference during a lunch break in the public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
The first 20 people in line to speak during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday take their seats near microphones at the front of the Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Attendees listen as a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline gets underway Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Nebraska Public Service Commissioners Mary Ridder (from left), Frank Landis, Tim Schram, Crystal Rhoades and Rod Johnson listen to testimony during a public meeting on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Wearing a T-shirt with "Pipeline Fighter" on the front, Judy King of Lincoln takes the first turn at the microphone during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Nebraska Public Service Commissioners Mary Ridder (from left), Frank Landis, Tim Schram, Crystal Rhoades and Rod Johnson listen to testimony during a public meeting on the Keystone XL pipeline in May at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star file photo
Ken Winston, attorney for Bold Alliance, speaks during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
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YORK — Mike and Cheri Blocher woke early Wednesday to feed 40 quarter horses they raise and train for roping in the highly erodible peaks and valleys of Antelope County.
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Keystone XL meeting information
When: Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Doors open at 8 a.m.)
Where: Holthus Convention Center, 3130 Holen Avenue in York
Comments are limited to five minutes.
Non-alcoholic drinks in sealed plastic bottles are allowed.
Banned items: Guns, knives, posters, banners, signs larger than standard sheet of paper, noisemakers, backpacks, large bags, coolers, beverage containers and video cameras.
Nebraskans could get additional chances to be heard before the commission makes its decision. PSC spokeswoman Deb Collins said locations for more public meetings along the pipeline route are being considered and will be announced if and when they are scheduled.
The Commission also will hold a week-long public hearing Aug. 7-11 in Lincoln during which it will review evidence and hear testimony from experts on the proposed route.
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Jane Kleeb speaks with Paul Buller of York and Hannah Adams of Denver during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
An anti-pipeline sign is propped outside the entrance to the Holthus Convention Center in York Wednesday before the start of a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Mike Flood, who is representing eight Nebraska football players in a lawsuit against the Big Ten, is shown in 2017.
- Journal Star file photo
Attendees listen and wait to speak during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Attendees make their way past a notice to the Holthus Convention Center in York Wednesday before the start of a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
State troopers were on hand outside the Holthus Convention Center in York Wednesday before the start of a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Landowners in the path of the Keystone XL pipeline — Randy Thompson (from left), Jeanne Crumly and Art Tanderup — take turns speaking at a news conference during a lunch break in the public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
The first 20 people in line to speak during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday take their seats near microphones at the front of the Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Attendees listen as a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline gets underway Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Nebraska Public Service Commissioners Mary Ridder (from left), Frank Landis, Tim Schram, Crystal Rhoades and Rod Johnson listen to testimony during a public meeting on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Wearing a T-shirt with "Pipeline Fighter" on the front, Judy King of Lincoln takes the first turn at the microphone during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Nebraska Public Service Commissioners Mary Ridder (from left), Frank Landis, Tim Schram, Crystal Rhoades and Rod Johnson listen to testimony during a public meeting on the Keystone XL pipeline in May at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star file photo
Ken Winston, attorney for Bold Alliance, speaks during a public meeting with the Nebraska Public Service Commission on the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday at Holthus Convention Center in York.
- ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
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