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Feb 15, 2014 · The failure in 2010 of an Enbridge pipeline carrying Canadian crude oil triggered the costliest onshore oil spill in U.S. history, contaminating 40 miles of...
Mar 15, 2022 · The Keystone XL pipeline extension, proposed by TC Energy (then TransCanada) in 2008, was initially designed to transport the planet’s dirtiest fossil fuel, tar sands oil, to market—and...
The pipeline would have crossed more than 340 perennial water bodies and risk contaminating the Ogallala Aquifer — the main source of drinking water for millions of Americans. The pipeline also threatened Nebraska’s Sand Hills, the largest intact natural habitat left in the Great Plains ecosystem.
Apr 4, 2013 · As the pipeline wends its way through Montana, South Dakota, and southward, it would cut through prairies home to vulnerable species, including greater sage-grouse and pronghorn antelope, and cross the Yellowstone, Missouri, and Red rivers. A spill could be devastating.
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In 2015 President Obama rejected the proposed KXL pipeline — but right after he left office, the Trump administration put it back on the table. Three years later, following a lawsuit by the Center and allies, a court ruledthat the administration had violated bedrock environmental laws by approving a federal permit for the pipeline, including failin...
New fossil fuel projects, including pipelines like Keystone, are incompatible with limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius — the temperature cap scientists say is necessary to prevent climate chaos. The United States must rapidly phase out existing fossil fuel production and ensure a just transition to 100% clean, distributed and renew...
No matter how you look at it, Keystone XL would be bad for wildlife, especially endangered species. Many imperiled species live along the proposed pipeline’s path and in areas where tar-sands oil is produced. If the pipeline were built, it would decimate habitat these species rely on. The Center for Biological Diversity released a report called In ...
Dec 17, 2022 · The cause for the spill is still unclear. What's known is the type of oil that was piped: tar sands oil, also called diluted bitumen. It's a lot harder to clean up than conventional oil.
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Jan 25, 2017 · 1. How the Pipelines May Affect Animals. Opponents have warned that the pipelines could endanger many animals and their habitats in the U.S. and Canada through the infrastructure’s...
