Keystone Pipeline , Shut Down Following , Kansas Oil Spill.<br />ABC reports that the Keystone pipeline system <br />has been shut down following an oil spill <br />estimated to have released 14,000 barrels. .<br />ABC reports that the Keystone pipeline system <br />has been shut down following an oil spill <br />estimated to have released 14,000 barrels. .<br />Operator TC Energy announced <br />that the spill occurred in a creek <br />in Washington County, Kansas.<br />The pipeline transports oil between <br />Canada and the United States. .<br />The emergency shutdown of the pipeline <br />was issued early on December 8 after <br />a pressure drop was detected in the system. .<br />As of the evening of December 8, <br />crews were reportedly able to control <br />the downstream migration of the oil.<br />According to TC Energy, the affected segment <br />of the pipeline was isolated, and booms were <br />used to control the downstream migration of oil.<br />Two Environmental Protection Agency <br />regional coordinators were reportedly<br />dispatched to the scene of the spill.<br />According to the EPA, TC Energy also <br />deployed a response crew to begin <br />containment and source control. .<br />The crew came from Steele City, Nebraska, <br />which is about 20 miles north of where the spill occurred in Washington County, Kansas.<br />The EPA said that the spill has not impacted <br />drinking water wells or the public, but the<br />surface water of Mill Creek has been affected.<br />ABC reports that it remains unclear <br />what exactly caused the spill.
