According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, (click here) these spills and ruptures released over 7 million gallons of crude. Individual leaks ranged from a few gallons to hundreds of thousands of gallons. One of the largest spills happened in North Dakota in 2013 when lightning struck a pipeline, which leaked over 840,000 gallons of crude onto a wheat field.
Much of this crude originates in the oil fields of Texas and North Dakota. But accidents frequently occur with pipelines that just transport crude through states to refineries. Thus, states not directly involved in the oil fracking boom still face substantial risks to public safety and the environment from crude transport.
In addition to the mainland USA spills there were five in Alaska. Below are the gas and oil pipelines that service the USA. is there any place where there are pipelines WITHOUT a spill? The answer is no. Everywhere there are pipelines their are spills. What is the argument exactly for pipelines? Safer transport? That is a lie.
