Briefly: Pipeline Companies To Pay $12.5M In Penalties For 2 Oil Spills

(August 2, 2023, 12:53 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has reached a consent agreement with two pipeline companies under which they will pay a combined $12.5 million in civil penalties for violating safety laws and the Clean Water Act (CWA) in connection with oil spills in Montana and North Dakota....