The company behind the controversial Keystone XL project had an oil spill record 'worse than the national average' over a five-year period thanks to two major spills, according to a GAO report published Monday
Despite the quick action on Keystone, environmental justice advocates have criticized the Biden administration for failing to take similarly decisive action to shut down other Canada-U.S. pipelines, such as the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota.
Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party who has been opposing pipelines including Keystone XL for years, said the GAO report highlighted issues that environmental groups had already voiced concern over. But having the information in an official government report would help people in future protests against pipelines, she said.
The study came at the behest of House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio , Commerce Chair Frank Pallone , and other Democrats in November 2019 in the wake of the two major Keystone oil spills.
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