Keystone Pipeline systems operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed legal settlement with the U. S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system's operator to pay a $26. 9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40 million more to prevent future accidents. The agreement would resolve allegations from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kansas that South Bow, based in Canada, violated U. S. and state clean water laws. The rupture dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of...
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