Keystone Pipeline Operators Agree to Pay Nearly $27 Million over 2022 Oil Spill

The operator of the Keystone Pipeline, a company based in Canada called South Bow, has agreed to pay nearly $27 million in civil penalties over the 2022 oil spill, which dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek in rural Kansas. Under the agreement with the federal government, the company would also spend about $40 million to prevent future accidents. The EPA’s assistant administrator for its enforcement office said, “The oil spill blanketed land and water, rendering the waterway lifeless and useless and requiring extensive cleanup and remediation. The substantial penalty reflects the seriousness of the environmental harm.” www.democracynow.org