Canadian oil giant Enbridge wants to replace an ageing pipeline called Line 5 that cuts through the Great Lakes, which hold more than 90% of the nation’s freshwater. One incident in particular occurred in 2010 when a pipeline belonging to Enbridge ruptured and began pumping heavy crude into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. The error resulted in the nation’s costliest inland oil spill. Enbridge spokesman Ryan Duffy told the Guardian that the post-Kalamazoo company is “even more acutely aware of and deeply focused on safety”. Such disputes are partly what sets Enbridge apart from other companies, said Beth Wallace, outreach coordinator with the nonprofit Pipeline Safety Trust, which works with oil companies to improve safety.

Source: The Guardian June 20, 2019 06:00 UTC