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Plains All American Indicted in Refugio Oil Spill

Company says it's facing 46 criminal counts.

Plains All American Indicted in Refugio Oil Spill

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Two days before the one-year anniversary of last May’s Refugio Oil Spill, Plains All American Pipeline and one of its employees has been indicted on criminal charges, according to the oil company.

On May 19, 2015, the now-infamous Line 901 ruptured and spilled an estimated 142,000 gallons of viscous crude oil, with about 20,000 gallons reaching the Pacific Ocean.