'Once again, a massive spill has reminded us of a simple truth: oil pipelines put clean water at risk.'
last year that"the severity of [Keystone's] spills has worsened in recent years due to two large spills in 2017 and 2019."
"The latest spill is another tragic reminder of the costs of our reliance on fossil fuels," Matt Casale, director of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's environment campaigns, said in a statement late Monday."At every stage, from extraction, to transportation, to burning, fossil fuels put our environment and health at risk. Not only are they the driving force behind climate change, but when the pipelines spill—and they always spill—the damage is severe.
John Rumpler, senior director of the Clean Water for America Campaign at Environment America, agreed, adding that"once again, a massive spill has reminded us of a simple truth: oil pipelines put clean water at risk." "Oil is toxic to humans and wildlife alike, and heavy crude, in particular, is exceedingly difficult to clean up once it has contaminated our rivers and streams," Rumpler added."Pipelines also often cross our nation's wetlands—a risk that could be greatly magnified if the Supreme Court strips away their federal protections in
. For the sake of clean water, it's time to stop building new oil pipelines, and enforce more stringent safety standards on existing ones."
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