美司法部就2022年拱心石管道破裂提出和解
SOURCE / Justice.gov-News · Justice Department Files Proposed Settlement with Owner and Operator of Keystone Pipeline to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations for 2022 Pipeline Rupture in Kansas
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Justice Department Files Proposed Settlement with Owner and Operator of Keystone Pipeline to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations for 2022 Pipeline Rupture in Kansas
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The Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Kansas, today filed a complaint and proposed consent decree to resolve allegations that South Bow (USA) LP and South Bow Infrastructure Operations Inc. — the owner and operator of the Keystone Pipeline — violated the Clean Water Act related to the 2022 rupture of the Keystone Pipeline in Washington County, Kansas.
归纳
美国司法部代表环境保护局和堪萨斯州向法院提交了投诉和拟议同意令，以解决对拱心石管道所有者South Bow (USA) LP及运营商South Bow Infrastructure Operations Inc.违反《清洁水法》的指控。该指控源于2022年拱心石管道在堪萨斯州华盛顿县发生破裂并造成泄漏的事件。拟议和解方案要求被告采取预防泄漏等措施并支付民事罚款，以消除未来违规风险。该和解最终需获法院批准。
点评
本案核心法律关切是美国依据《清洁水法》对跨境管道泄漏事件适用严格责任，并通过和解协议强制企业实施系统性整改措施以消除未来违规风险，体现环境执法中风险预防与合规激励并重的趋势。
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本案核心法律关切是美国依据《清洁水法》对跨境管道泄漏事件适用严格责任，并通过和解协议强制企业实施系统性整改措施以消除未来违规风险，体现环境执法中风险预防与合规激励并重的趋势。
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中国法律人应提示海外基础设施投资者，须重视美国环保法规的严格执法与全流程合规要求，从事后修复转向事前预防性管理以有效降低法律风险。