Longhorn pipeline controversy blazes. Texas has lots of pipelines, but none have caused more controversy in recent years than the one bought by Longhorn Partners. The company wants to pump refined oil products westward through the pipeline, which used to carry crude oil eastward. They want to pump some 72,000 barrels of product per day through the line, which traverses the Colorado River and the Edwards Aquifer. The LCRA and local environmentalists say a pipeline rupture could ruin local water supplies.
Supporters say shipping gasoline through the line is safer than trucking it.
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