Enbridge Inc.
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 9/1/2026
Conduct/Event period: July 25, 2010–September 9, 2010
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: July 20, 2016
Enbridge companies entered a $177 million settlement over 2010 oil spills
Summary
On July 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice and EPA announced a settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and related Enbridge companies concerning the 2010 Marshall, Michigan, and Romeoville, Illinois, oil spills. The settlement required approximately $177 million in penalties, spill-response costs and pipeline-safety measures. This record attributes the legal obligations to the named Enbridge entities and describes a civil settlement, not a criminal conviction of Enbridge Inc. Primary source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2016_0720_Enbridge
Evidence Weight
99.19
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.18893904479008
File Weight: 1