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16 Months Undetected: The Sunoco Jet Fuel Leak That Exposed a National Pipeline Safety Gap
July 28th, 2026
A 70-year-old pipeline carrying jet fuel beneath a Bucks County, Pennsylvania residential neighborhood leaked into the groundwater for at least 16 months before the operator reported it. By the time it was discovered, at least 12 private drinking water wells had tested positive for jet fuel and related chemicals, including benzene. A criminal investigation, a class action lawsuit, proposed federal legislation, and an ongoing remediation effort are all now running in parallel. And this week, CBS News reported that in 2024, Sunoco Pipeline spilled more fuel than any other pipeline in the United States. How It Started and How Long It Was Ignored On January 31, 2025, Sunoco reported a leak in its Twin Oaks Pipeline, which runs through residential neighborhoods in Upper Makefield Township and transports hazardous liquid petroleum, including jet...
Before the First Drop Flows: The Bridger Pipeline and the Environmental Liability It Carries
July 2nd, 2026
On April 30, President Trump issued a presidential authorization for the construction and maintenance of the Bridger Pipeline, a 645-mile crude oil transmission system designed to transport over one million barrels of tar sands oil daily across Montana. The cross-border permit was approved before a full environmental review was complete, and the project's...
Misidentified and Misunderstood: The West Farmington Crude Oil and Salt Brine Spill
June 25th, 2026
WEST FARMINGTON, OHIO | June 22, 2026...
Who Pays When the Well Owner Disappears: New Mexico's Orphan Well Record and the Liability Gap Behind It
July 16th, 2026
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO | July 12, 2026 New Mexico plugged a record 114 abandoned oil and gas wells during fiscal year 2026, surpassing the previous record of 104 wells set in fiscal year 2024. The New Mexico Oil Conservation Division announced the milestone, noting that orphan wells can leak toxic chemicals into groundwater, contaminate soil, and release...
50,000 Residents, One Faulty Valve: The GKN Aerospace Chemical Incident and Its Expanding Liability Trail
June 19th, 2026
Nearly four weeks after a storage tank failure at a Garden Grove aerospace manufacturing facility triggered a five-day emergency evacuation of roughly 50,000 residents, the liability...
Four Years Later, a $69 Million Reckoning: The Keystone Pipeline Spill Settlement and What It Signals
July 10th, 2026
WASHINGTON COUNTY, KANSAS | July 10, 2026...