In early November, federal officials discovered that an oil pipeline owned by Canadian energy company Enbridge spilled almost 70,000 gallons of crude oil into the ground in Wisconsin’s Jefferson County. The pipeline was “likely leaking for [an] extended period of time,” according to an accident report.
What happened?
An Enbridge technician first noticed the spill on Nov. 11 in the small town of Oakland while performing a standard inspection, per the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration accident report…