[katana]

They're running an oil pipeline under a lake, one presumably used as a resource by the locals? I'm far from an enviro-nut, but if I were them I might object to such a plan too. Another question is how did such a project get approval from the genuine crazies at EPA? They won't let farmers in California have water but running an oil pipeline through one of the most pristine and politically sensitive parts of the West is OK? Is it possible this was done in order to create a "crisis" and cause celebre, akin to the campus and church graffiti hoaxes perpetrated daily by the Left?

[Lorianne]

Hmmm interesting supposition there at the end. I hadn’t thought of that

[SVTCobra03]

The pipeline will be 92 feet under the lake; the thickness of the pipeline under the lake will be thickened; and there will be control valves at each end. The risk of spilling or leaking is extremely low and absolutely less than shipping the oil by truck or rail.