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Large Oil Spill Reported on Montana Reservation, Contaminating Pond

Large Oil Spill Reported on Montana Reservation, Contaminating Pond

A well operated by Anadarko Minerals Inc. spilled a “substantial” amount of oil in the central region of the Fort Peck Reservation in northeast Montana, according to local media. An estimated 600 barrels of oil and 90,000 barrels of brine (production water) leaked from the well, the Glasgow Courier reported, citing officials with the reservation’s […]

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    Large Oil Spill Reported on Montana Reservation, Contaminating Pond

    Large Oil Spill Reported on Montana Reservation, Contaminating Pond

    A well operated by Anadarko Minerals Inc. spilled a “substantial” amount of oil in the central region of the Fort Peck Reservation in northeast Montana, according to local media. An estimated 600 barrels of oil and 90,000 barrels of brine (production water) leaked from the well, the Glasgow Courier reported, citing officials with the reservation’s […]

    Keystone Pipeline Spilled 407K Gallons in South Dakota, Double Previous Estimate

    Keystone Pipeline Spilled 407K Gallons in South Dakota, Double Previous Estimate

    TransCanada’s Keystone crude oil pipeline leaked 9,700 barrels (407,400 gallons) on rural farmland near the city of Amherst last year—nearly twice the original estimate of 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons), a company spokeswoman told the Aberdeen American News. The Nov. 16 incident was already considered the largest spill in South Dakota, but its new estimate makes […]

    3 Major Spills in 7 Years: Keystone Has Leaked Far More Than TransCanada Estimated

    3 Major Spills in 7 Years: Keystone Has Leaked Far More Than TransCanada Estimated

    TransCanada‘s existing Keystone pipeline has already leaked a significant amount of oil three times in less than seven years. That’s a much higher rate than the company predicted in its risk assessments provided to regulators, Reuters reported. Since the 2,147-mile pipeline began operating in 2010, it has gushed 5,000-barrels just this month in Marshall County, […]

    Keystone Pipeline Permit Could Be Revoked After Last Week’s 210,000-Gallon Spill

    Keystone Pipeline Permit Could Be Revoked After Last Week’s 210,000-Gallon Spill

    TransCanada’s permit to operate its Keystone tar sands pipeline in South Dakota could be revoked if an investigation into last week’s 210,000-gallon leak determines that the pipeline operator violated its license, Reuters reported. State regulators expressed concern that the Nov. 16 spill in Marshall County was not the first from the controversial pipeline. “This is […]

    35,000+ March at Forward on Climate Rally

    35,000+ March at Forward on Climate Rally

    350.org Sierra Club Natural Resources Defense Council Today, during President’s Day weekend, more than 35,000 people marched to the President’s doorstep to support immediate action to contain climate change. People from more than 30 states across the country whose land, homes and health is being threatened by the climate crisis, as well as students, scientists, […]