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This Montana family ranch was valued at $3.5 million; the owners gave up $2.9 million in development value to protect it

In Montana's Paradise Valley, just north of Yellowstone National Park, the Nickelson family has permanently protected 437 acres of working ranchland from subdivision and development while retaining ownership of the property. On March 13, 2026, the Gallatin Valley Land Trust completed a conservation easement on the ranch, a legal agreement…

The Times of India · Sep 1

The Keystone pipeline leaked in Kansas. What makes this spill so bad?

The cause for the spill is still unclear. What's known is the type of oil that was piped: tar sands oil, also called diluted bitumen. It's a lot harder to clean up than conventional oil.

WEKU · Dec 17, 2022

Keystone Pipeline ran at heightened pressure before Kansas oil spill, cause still unknown

A special exemption from 2017 allowed the Keystone Pipeline to operate at pressures above the standard for crude oil transport, a report from the federal government shows. The exemption is receiving new scrutiny following last week’s oil spill in northern Kansas, the largest in the pipeline’s history.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022