'I wish I could say I was shocked, but a major spill from the Keystone pipeline is exactly what multiple experts predicted would happen,' said a Greenpeace USA senior research specialist.
The Keystone pipeline's spill of 383,000 gallons of oil into North Dakota was predictable, environmental group Greenpeace said in a statement depicting the transport of fossil fuels as a risky venture., occurred in the state's northeastern Walsh County. The pipeline, which is slated for a contentious expansion across the U.S., has a history of spills and in 2017 leaked 407,000 gallons into South Dakota.
"I wish I could say I was shocked, but a major spill from the Keystone pipeline is exactly what multiple experts predicted would happen. In fact, this is the fourth significant spill from the Keystone pipeline in less than 10 years of operation," Greenpeace USA Senior Research Specialist Tim"History has shown us time and again that there is no safe way to transport fossil fuels, and pipelines are no exception. In the last 10 years, U.S.
"Our emergency response team contained the impacted area, and oil has not migrated beyond the immediately affected area," the statement said. Attempts to extend the pipeline through the U.S., bringing Canadian oil to East Coast refineries, has generated controversy since it was first proposed in 2008. Environmental groups have mounted extended protests against the extension and say the U.S. government did not adequately assess the threat the pipeline posed to the climate or communities located near its route, which would be affected by leaks.
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