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TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Spills 210,000 Gallons of Oil near Amherst South Dakota

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Feb 16, 2018: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/transcanadas-keystone-pipeline-spill-cleanup-on-schedule/2018/02/16/f430b03a-1357-11e8-a68c-e9374188170e_story.html Nov 29, 2017: The PHMSA said the Amherst oil spill was likely caused by construction/mechanical damage that occurred when that section of the pipeline was initially built in 2008. Further, the … Continue reading TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Spills 210,000 Gallons of Oil near Amherst South Dakota →

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Santa Barbara California | Plains All American Pipeline Oil Spill

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May 17, 2016: In California, a grand jury indicted Plains All American Pipeline on 46 criminal charges, including four felony counts. The company and one employee, environmental and regulatory compliance specialist James Buchanan, was also … Continue reading Santa Barbara California | Plains All American Pipeline Oil Spill →

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January 2015 Oil Pipeline Spill on Yellowstone River in Montana

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Jan 17, 2015: Bridger Pipeline announced that an unknown amount of crude oil spilled into the Yellowstone River near Glendive, Montana. Source: (January 17, 2015). "Bridger Pipeline Press Release". Bridger Pipeline, LLC. Retrieved 2015-01-20. The … Continue reading January 2015 Oil Pipeline Spill on Yellowstone River in Montana →

Environment Government and Politics

The Environment of Alaska

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Mar 31, 2019: Deceptions may sink plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge | The Hill Dec 20, 2016: The Obama administration announced that it will implement a permanent ban on offshore drilling … Continue reading The Environment of Alaska →

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The Keystone XL Pipeline

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The Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed, additional pipeline, intended to carry crude oil from Canada and the Bakken formation region of Montana and North Dakota. The pipeline would start in Hardisty, Alberta in Canada, … Continue reading The Keystone XL Pipeline →