WASHINGTON – An offshore oil pipeline company controlled by JPMorgan Chase & Co. spilled more than 1 million gallons (more than 26,000 barrels) into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday according to the U.S. Coast Guard. According to reports, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed an oil slick 3 to 4 miles wide coming from the pipeline, which […]
Shepard Point, Alaska – When the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, more than 11 million gallons of heavy crude oil spilled into the sound. The spill spread over a vast area, impacting around 1,300 miles of coastline. Response efforts did not arrive onsite until 14 hours after the […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a pollution response exercise in the Bering Strait June 7, 2023. The exercise will test Coast Guard and pollution response industry air and surface capabilities to respond to a simulated tanker-based crude oil spill originating on the Russian side of the Bering Strait, which subsequently […]
“Pipelines leak,” said one climate campaigner. “Especially ones named Keystone.” Climate campaigners on Thursday were outraged but unsurprised as TC Energy in Canada—the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline proposal defeated last year—announced the 22nd spill from its original pipeline. [pullquote]”As we wait to hear how much tar sands and toxic chemicals like benzene have […]