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President Barack Obama is expected to reject the project, which has also been undermined by falling oil prices.
On Monday the White House indicated that it would rule on the project before the end of the president's term in office in January 2017.
Political complications
But a delay to the government review might leave a decision in the hands of President Obama's successor in the White House.
In February 2015, the newly Republican-led Congress voted to begin construction immediately, but Mr Obama vetoed the bill, saying it undermined the necessary review process.
"Our expectation at this point is that the president will make a decision before the end of his administration on the Keystone pipeline, but when exactly that will be, I don't know at this point," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Monday.
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