"The nonprofit said in a new report that pipeline company Energy Transfer reported hundreds of oil spills to federal regulators in recent years, among other incidents."
"The environmental nonprofit Greenpeace was under the microscope in a North Dakota trial this year. Now the organization is calling attention to the environmental impacts of the pipeline company that brought it to court and won a $345 million judgment.
A new report released Wednesday identifies oil spills, gas releases, air pollution and other incidents at Energy Transfer’s web of pipelines and infrastructure nationwide, including subsidiaries and joint ventures. More incidents occurred in Texas, where Energy Transfer is headquartered, than any other state, according to the report.
The report, titled Bad Neighbor, follows a March 2025 jury verdict that found Greenpeace USA liable for damages during protests against Energy Transfer’s Dakota Access pipeline. Greenpeace calls the case a strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP, designed to silence criticism of the company. Greenpeace’s report on Dallas-based Energy Transfer summarizes public information on the company’s environmental record and calls for defending the rights to protest and free speech.
“Greenpeace’s bread and butter has always been exposing and bearing witness to air pollution, water pollution, the climate catastrophe, and the impacts on people and ecosystems,” said Tim Donaghy, the report’s author and Greenpeace USA’s research director. “This is what Greenpeace was built for.”"
Martha Pskowski reports for Inside Climate News December 10, 2025.
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"Bad Neighbor: Energy Transfer’s Pattern of Pollution and Violations" (Greenpeace)
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