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Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota

Accepted submission by Anonymous Coward at 2017-11-18 16:32:35 from the Who could have guessed? dept.
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/16/us/keystone-pipeline-leak/index.html [cnn.com]

"A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked Thursday (Nov 16, 2017) from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, the pipeline's operator, TransCanada, said.

Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning, and officials are investigating the cause of the leak, which occurred about three miles southeast of the town of Amherst, said Brian Walsh, a spokesman for the state's Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

This is the largest Keystone oil spill to date in South Dakota, Walsh said. The leak comes just days before Nebraska officials announce a decision on whether the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, a sister project, can move forward."


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