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Keystone Pipeline Leak

Bob Englehart Dec 15, 2022 Dig deeper

Biggest Spill in Keystone’s History Dumps Oil into Kansas Creek

John Hanna, Ryan J. Foley, Heather Hollingsworth / The Energy Mix Dec 12, 2022 A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil late last week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

32 Missing, Oil Spills After Tanker Collision Off China

GERRY SHIH / The Associated Press Jan 7, 2018 An Iranian oil tanker collides with a Hong Kong-registered freighter and catches fire off China's east coast. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California Has Ample Ways to Fight Trump on Drilling

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2018 Officials, environmental groups and oil industry analysts say the state has solid regulatory and legal means to block new drilling off its coast. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Keystone Pipeline Leak Won’t Affect Expansion Decision

Grant Schulte and James Nord / AP Nov 17, 2017 Nebraska regulators are not allowed to consider pipeline safety in deciding whether to expand the project. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Keystone XL Pipeline Spills 200,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Nov 16, 2017 Some of the worst fears and dire predictions of opponents of the project may be coming true. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2015 in Review: Amid the Gloom Covering Our Planet, Some Rays of Light

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 22, 2015 On the winter solstice, a Truthdig review of the year's environmental stories finds cause for hope in our poison-riddled world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Over 50,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled Into Yellowstone River

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 21, 2015 The governor of Montana has declared a state of emergency after 50,400 gallons of oil spilled Saturday from a pipeline into the longest undammed river in the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bird Watching

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Mar 26, 2014 Dig deeper

Oil Spill

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Mar 25, 2014 Dig deeper

Oil on the Tracks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 24, 2014 More crude oil was spilled in U.S. rail incidents in 2013 than in the previous 37 years combined. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Much Oil Spilled on North Dakota? No One Knows

BLANK Oct 16, 2013 A ruptured pipeline last month spilled at least 20,000 barrels of crude oil that went undetected until a local farmer stumbled across it while harvesting wheat. Now experts say the spill estimate is a weak guess, and no one knows how much oil was lost. Either way, it’s among the largest in state history -- and a troubling sign of incompetence, or worse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )