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Santa Barbara oil spill: Pipeline operator has long record of problems
2015-05-21 15:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Plains Pipeline, the large Texas-based company responsible for the pipe that ruptured in Santa Barbara County, has accumulated 175 safety and maintenance infractions since 2006, according to federal records. A Times analysis of data from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shows Plains' rate of incidents per mile of pipe is more than three times the national average. Among more than 1,700 pipeline operators listed in a database maintained by the federal agency, only four...
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