Federal pipeline office proposes $3.7M penalty for 800M gallon Michigan oil spill, agency’s largest fine – @AP

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed a $3.7 million civil penalty against the Canadian owner of a pipeline that ruptured in 2010, dumping more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southwestern Michigan river.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said Monday it’s also proposing 24 enforcement actions against Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge Inc. It would be the largest civil penalty that agency has [...]