Court lets Exxon off hook for pipeline spill in Arkansas Neighborhood 

Court lets Exxon off hook for pipeline spill in Arkansas Neighborhood 

By Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News (Aug 16, 2017) – “The fact that it had been leaking and that it was ERW pipe should have been enough to clue Exxon in that it was susceptible to a higher risk of seam failure,’ said Rebecca Craven, program director for the Pipeline Safety Trust. ‘They have an obligation to prevent damage to high-consequence areas—period. So that argument that you can have a failure without a violation of the rules doesn’t track.’”