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Accidents Waiting to Happen: Oil Pipelines
Cleanup workers attempt to contain crude oil from a pipeline spill in Smackover, Ark. Approximately 2,500 barrels of oil were spilled, with oil from the spill reaching Holmes Creek and Smackover Creek.

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Accidents Waiting to Happen: Oil Pipelines

Pipelines transport billions of barrels of oil across the U.S. each year, frequently passing over or near waterways. Since 2004, pipeline spills have released more than 750,000 barrels of oil into the environment.

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