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Oil By Nick Welsh | Fri Sep 07, 2018 | 7:21pm

Plains Pipeline Verdict: Clear as Spilled Oil

Jury finds oil transport company guilty on nine counts, hangs on three, in Refugio spill.

Oil By Menaka Wilhelm | Wed Jul 11, 2018 | 4:16pm

Plains CEO Gregory Armstrong said seeing spill made him sick to his stomach.

Oil By Willy Chotzen-Freund, Yishian Yao, Zac Estrada, Zachary Cruz, Menaka Wilhelm | Thu Jun 28, 2018 | 12:00am

As alternate jurors drop out, the judge has removed an attorney connected to the case.

Oil By Menaka Wilhelm | Thu Jun 07, 2018 | 5:16pm

Plains technicians describe actions on day of spill.

Oil By Nick Welsh and Menaka Wilhelm | Thu May 31, 2018 | 12:00am

Did Plains All American’s conduct qualify as criminal negligence?

Oil By Nick Welsh | Thu May 17, 2018 | 12:00am

Open arguments were presented Monday on the pipeline rupture.

Environment By Jean Yamamura | Sat Apr 21, 2018 | 7:18am

Litigation follows footsteps of 1969 Union Oil spill attorneys.

Oil By Nick Welsh | Thu Apr 12, 2018 | 12:00am

Pipeline company faces 15 criminal counts from the 2015 spill.

Oil By Nick Welsh | Thu Jan 11, 2018 | 12:00am

The claim cites $13 million in lost property values.