Enbridge Energy is seeking approval to build a new pumping station in Seneca Township, Illinois. But the company must assuage resident fears. A 3000-barrel spill of oil in Wisconsin by the company has polluted groundwater. The company has proposed that the new facility would include a 41,000-barrel water-retention pond and an impermeable liner beneath half of the 21-acre site.

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