In June, a tiny puncture in a 72-year-old pipeline leaked thousands of barrels worth of crude oil into Chester County.
Tennessee just had its second-largest crude oil spill ever, with 200,000 gallons leaking into rural town
A crude oil pipeline dumped about 4,800 barrels of crude oil into the surrounding area and into a local creek in Chester County last week.
State advances ‘pipeline bill’ that would expedite new fossil fuel infrastructure
A Tennessee legislative committee approved a bill Tuesday that preempts local governments from stopping — or really even changing — fossil fuel projects that would impact their environment and communities.
Last year, Memphis blocked the construction of a major pipeline. Tennessee lawmakers don’t want that to happen again.
Last week, Tennessee lawmakers introduced legislation that would preempt local governments from blocking future fossil fuel projects.