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Monitoring pipeline leaks

The network of oil pipelines that stretch across the United States rely heavily on a high tech leak detection system to ensure safe transportation. Devika Krishnan Kumar and her colleague Jared Renshaw co-wrote an investigation for Reuters on the technology designed to monitor pipeline leaks, how it fails, and what happens to ecosystems when those failures occur.

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