Feds block pipeline re-opening after Wisconsin oil spill
Source: Wisconsin STATE JOURNAL
An energy transportation company can't reopen a pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil in Wisconsin last week until it hands federal officials a re-start plan.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced Tuesday it has blocked Houston-based Enbridge Energy Partners from reopening the 427-mile line. Administration officials must approve a re-start plan that establishes leak patrols and details coordination with local emergency workers before the company can resume operations.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement that he plans to meet with company officials soon. They'll have to convince him why the pipeline should continue to operate without an overhaul or complete replacement, he said.
"Pipelines operate safely across the country every single day," LaHood said. "That's why accidents, like the one in Wisconsin, are absolutely unacceptable."
Enbridge officials didn't immediately respond to telephone and email messages Tuesday.
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Never dreamed Enbridge would respond--->they only respond to money.
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