Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill

The Keystone Pipeline system's operator, South Bow, agreed to a $26.9 million civil penalty and $40 million in additional spending to address a 2022 oil spill in Kansas that released 13,000 barrels of crude oil. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kansas allege violations of clean water laws, with the spill harming over 2,700 animals, including an endangered long-eared bat species.