Regulators proposed a $2.66 million fine for Exxon, saying the company could have prevented the crude oil spill that hit an Arkansas neighborhood this March. Federal regulators investigating a crude oil spill in Arkansas have concluded that in the years before the accident, pipeline owner ExxonMobil dragged its feet on critical repairs and inspections, ignored evidence that the pipeline was disposed to failure, and cherry-picked data to downplay the risk of an accident. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the federal agency that summarized these findings in a 12-page letter to Exxon last week, proposed fining the company $2.66 million for the spill, which coated an Arkansas neighborhood in some 210,000 gallons of crude oil this March. PHMSA ordered Exxon to rewrite its emergency plan for safeguarding the pipeline, called Pegasus, which spans from Illinois to Texas, from future spills. Read the full report over at Mother Jones. View article:   Feds: Exxon Ignored Safety Risks in Lead-up to 210,000 Gallon Oil Spill ; ;Related ArticlesCoal Summit in Warsaw Confronted by Climate Activists – and ScienceAustralia Slides Down to Bottom on Climate Change Performance IndexAll Over the World, Hurricane Records Keep Breaking ;

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Feds: Exxon Ignored Safety Risks in Lead-up to 210,000 Gallon Oil Spill