Pro-tip: It costs a lot when you spill tar sands oil into a river

Grist
By Scott DoddJul 20, 2016, 3:17 pm133 pts
One of the worst inland oil spills in U.S. history will result in a fine second only to the one levied for the Gulf’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster — and the largest ever for a pipeline accident. Canadian-based Enbridge will pay $61 million for violating the Clean Water Act and $110 million in safety…

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