The Trump administration announced Friday it has reached a settlement over a major 2022 oil spill in Kansas from the Keystone Pipeline, a controversial pipeline that President Donald Trump has taken interest in.
South Bow LP, the owner of the pipeline, agreed to pay a $26 million civil penalty and make $40 million in fixes to prevent future pipeline spills, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice said in a joint statement.
The company also agreed to pay the state of Kansas $3 million, money that will be put toward restoring the environment damaged by the spill, the statement said.
The pipeline ruptured in December 2022, spilling more than 540,000 gallons of oil into a creek and nearby farmland. The 2022 spill was the largest ever from the Keystone pipeline, killing or sickening 2,700 animals.
A crude oil slick an inch thick covered the width of the creek for 3.5 miles downstream of the initial pipeline rupture, according to a news release from the federal government.
