The Epoch Times Local officials in Kansas said Tuesday that the cleanup of the spill from the Keystone Pipeline, which carries crude oil from Canada to multiple U.S. states, will take a few more weeks.
It’s not yet known when the pipeline will resume operations after it was shut down on Dec. 8 after a spill of nearly 14,000 barrels of crude the day before at a segment of the system located in Washington County, Kansas.
The volume of crude oil released makes it one of the most significant crude spills in the United States in almost a decade.
Officials from the county and TC Energy met briefly on Monday, according to Reuters.
“They told us they expected to be here for several more weeks,” said Randy Hubbard, Washington County’s emergency management coordinator. “They didn’t qualify what that is.”…
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