Environmental Pipeline Problems: Transporting Tar Sands Oil Increases Likelihood of Spills by Gary Kopycinski on February 16, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Environmental: People Outside Will Be Injured: Severe Thunderstorms Strike Park Forest March 31, 2026 Park Forest Officials Urge Residents to Protect Pipes as Coldest Air of the Season Continues December 14, 2025 Park Forest Workshops Join Global Effort to Prevent Bird Collisions August 21, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011. A report released today highlights the elevated risk of pipeline spills throughout the nation as a result of increasing imports of dangerous tar sands oil.