Regulators had noted the pipeline was seriously corroded more than a year before the spill.
of diesel into an environmentally sensitive area in Louisiana last month, killing thousands of animals, the AP reported Thursday. The spill happened a little over a year after a safety inspection found that the pipeline was severely corroded—but the pipeline’s owners chose to delay repairs and keep it operational.
, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife. Most of the diesel has been cleaned up, officials say, but the company that owns the pipeline is still working. Dozens of animals, including more than 70 alligators, as well as a collection of birds, snakes, and turtles, were affected by the spill and sent to “rehabilitation.”from New Orleans to a storage terminal in Mississippi, is more than 40 years old and operated
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