Democratic presidential front-runner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke her silence on the Keystone XL pipeline extension Tuesday, announcing she would not support building the controversial project.
“I oppose it,” the candidate said during a campaign stop at an elementary school in Iowa, calling the pipeline “a distraction” that “interferes” with other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stop climate change.
The announcement marked an apparent shift for the candidate, who as secretary of state in October 2010 said she would be “inclined” to approve the $5.4 billion project.