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Rep. Tim Griffin
Rep. Griffin Wants Exxon Pipeline Relocated, but Keystone Is a 'No-Brainer'
He wants a pipeline moved out of an Ark. watershed, but thinks a pipeline through the Ogallala aquifer is a good idea. The contradiction grates on critics.
Rep. Tim Griffin, a staunch supporter of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, recently asked...
By Lisa Song
May 9, 2013 | Read More
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel
Arkansas AG on Why He's Taking Exxon Spill Probe Into His Own Hands
Dustin McDaniel is on a mission to resolve the many unanswered questions about the March 29 pipeline rupture. 'The timeline is going to be very important.'
Since launching an investigation into the Mayflower, Ark. oil spill on April 2, state Attorney...
By Lisa Song
Apr 24, 2013 | Read More
Lake Maumelle
Arkansans Want Exxon Pipeline Moved Out of a Watershed, and Nebraskans Take Note
People in Nebraska are asking: If a pipeline that already exists needs to be moved in Arkansas, why route the Keystone through the Ogallala aquifer?
The utility that supplies water to most of central Arkansas has been concerned for years about an...
By Lisa Song
Apr 9, 2013 | Read More
Enbridge construction of the new 6B pipeline in Michigan, October 2012.
Mich. OKs Replacement of Second Section of Enbridge Pipeline That Ruptured in 2010
Landowners say their concerns have been ignored and that Enbridge has been aggressive and inconsiderate in acquiring their land.
Michigan regulators agreed last week to allow Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. to replace a...
By Lisa Song
Feb 7, 2013 | Read More
Oil spill cleanup on the Yellowstone River, July 2011.
Safety Compromised by Missing Rules on Oil and Gas Pipelines, GAO Says
Current guidelines say emergency response must be 'prompt and effective.' New report says that's not good enough.
2/5/13: This story has been updated to include information from PHMSA received after publication....
By Lisa Song
Feb 5, 2013 | Read More
Cleanup workers removing submerged oil.
Enbridge Resisting Final Clean-Up of Its Michigan Oil Spill
EPA demands some dredging of Kalamazoo River, but the Canadian company responsible for the million gallon spill is objecting. Clean-up is in its 3rd year.
Two and a half years after the costliest oil pipeline spill in U.S. history, the company...
By Lisa Song
Jan 28, 2013 | Read More
Map of Northwestern Indiana with 6B river crossings.
Little Oversight for Enbridge Pipeline Route that Skirts Lake Michigan
Despite calls for extra protection for the vital watershed, Enbridge expects to have its final permits from Indiana to begin construction in May or June.
In the northwestern corner of Indiana a major pipeline project is planned that will carry vast...
By David Hasemyer and Lisa Song
Dec 27, 2012 | Read More
Protestor in support of Michael Bishop, who's challenging TransCanada in court.
Pipeline Safety Enters National Spotlight in 2012
After news broke that human error caused the Enbridge oil spill and fears spread over Keystone XL, pipeline safety moved into the mainstream.
Revelations that preventable safety lapses were behind Enbridge's disastrous oil spill in Michigan...
By Lisa Song
Dec 26, 2012 | Read More
Workers examine pipe being used for the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline
Keystone XL Would Not Use Most Advanced Spill Protection Technology
It would cost less than $10 million—roughly 0.2 percent of the Keystone XL's budget—to add safeguards to protect the crucial Ogallala aquifer from spills.
In 1998, activists in Austin, Texas filed a lawsuit to protect their local aquifer from a proposed...
By Lisa Song
Dec 20, 2012 | Read More
Yellow containment boom stretched across the Kalamazoo River following the Enbri
Will Industry Provide Data for Federal Dilbit Study?
Firms have a trove of internal data on oil spills that could inform the federal study on dilbit pipeline safety, but they aren't obligated to turn it over.
A 12-member National Academies of Science study committee will reconvene in Washington this week...
By Jason Plautz
Oct 22, 2012 | Read More