Dane County should require Enbridge Energy to purchase $25 million in special pollution insurance to address concerns about a possible spill of tar sands crude and toxic chemicals as the company sharply increases the load carried by an underground pipeline, according to a new consultant’s report.
Dane County needs $25 million policy against tar sands spill, expert says
Dane County officials want Enbridge Energy to provide pollution insurance in the event of a spill at a planned pumping station that would be built near an existing one in the town of Medina to help sharply boost the flow of tar sands crude through Wisconsin.
The company objects to spill cleanup insurance a county committee said is needed.
A last-minute budget provision appears to exempt Enbridge Energy from a county-imposed pollution insurance requirement.
A county attorney says an oil spill cleanup fund fund wouldn't survive a lawsuit.
The Dane County Zoning and Land Committee's unanimous decision follows a consultant's recommendation that the county require Enbridge Energy t…
Republicans wiped out local government's ability to require spill clean up insurance, but there are other ways, advocates say.
Enbridge Energy's plans call for tripling the flow through its Line 61, which carries heavy crude through Wisconsin.
