Plains All American Pipeline Convicted in 2015 California Oil Spill

Plains All American Pipeline Convicted in 2015 California Oil Spill
William McConnaughey, 56, who drove from San Diego to help shovel oil off the beach, stands in an oil slick in bare feet along the coast of Refugio State Beach in Goleta, Calif., May 20, 2015. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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A California state jury on Sept. 7 found Plains All American Pipeline guilty of criminally fouling state waters or harming wildlife in a 2015 oil spill along the Pacific Coast.

The jury found Plains guilty of one felony count and eight misdemeanors, Santa Barbara County Chief Deputy District Attorney John Savrnoch said. The jury was either unable to reach a decision or found the company not guilty on two other felony counts and several other charges.