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Kalamazoo River

Oil cleanup on the Kalamazoo River.
Cleanup of 2010 Mich. Dilbit Spill Aims to Stop Spread of Submerged Oil
Enbridge agrees to comply with EPA order to dredge Kalamazoo River. Final cleanup costs could top $1 billion.
If all goes well, the next oil removal operation on Michigan's Kalamazoo River will mark the...
By Lisa Song
Mar 27, 2013 | Read More
The Dilbit Disaster
Dilbit Sinks in Enbridge Oil Spill, but Floats in Its Lab Study
Scientists say the 1.3 gallon spill in the lab tank omitted real-world factors that made dilbit sink in Michigan’s million-gallon Kalamazoo River spill.
A recent industry-backed study of diluted bitumen, the Canadian crude oil that would be shipped...
By Lisa Song
Mar 14, 2013 | Read More
Cleanup workers removing submerged oil.
Enbridge Resisting Final Clean-Up of Its Michigan Oil Spill
EPA demands some dredging of Kalamazoo River, but the Canadian company responsible for the million gallon spill is objecting. Clean-up is in its 3rd year.
Two and a half years after the costliest oil pipeline spill in U.S. history, the company...
By Lisa Song
Jan 28, 2013 | Read More
Worker cleaning up the Kalamazoo River on Aug. 4, 2012.
EPA Worries Dilbit Still a Threat to Kalamazoo River, More Than 2 Years After Spill
Enbridge needs to dredge accumulating oil from 100 acres of the river’s bottom, EPA says. The work could take up to a year and cost tens of millions more.
The hidden, long-term effects of the 2010 pipeline accident that spilled more than a million...
By David Hasemyer
Oct 11, 2012 | Read More
Landowner Carol Brimhall
Angry Michigan Residents Fight Uneven Battle Against Pipeline Project on Their Land
A 2010 oil pipeline spill contaminated Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. Now the line is being replaced, raising the ire of landowners along the route.
The notice that arrived at Debbie and David Hense's home last September didn't seem especially...
By David Hasemyer
Sep 12, 2012 | Read More
Crews replace the ruptured section of the Line 14 pipeline near Grand Marsh, Wis
Witness Says Enbridge's Wisconsin Pipeline 'Blew Like an Oil Well'
Enbridge won’t be allowed to reopen the line until it meets demands of federal regulators. Transportation secretary calls accident 'totally unacceptable.'
When Kristin Wettstein spotted a geyser of oil spewing from the ground in a pasture across from her...
By David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News
Aug 1, 2012 | Read More
Technicians prepare the pipe before removing the ruptured section of 6B.
Federal Agency Blames 'Complete Breakdown of Safety at Enbridge' for 2010 Oil Spill
Weak federal regulations and oversight allowed the company to avoid repairing a known defect that led to the million-gallon pipeline rupture.
WASHINGTON—The most expensive oil pipeline spill in U.S. history could have been prevented if the...
By Lisa Song and Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News
Jul 10, 2012 | Read More
Enbridge oil spill
Epilogue: Cleanup, Consequences and Lives Changed in the Dilbit Disaster
How big was the spill? Was it tar sands oil? Who will pay? How did animals and ecosystems fare? What happened to the people most affected?
What fines could Enbridge face for its oil spill in Marshall, Mich.? The size of any fines will...
By Elizabeth McGowan and Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Jun 29, 2012 | Read More
The Kalamazoo River remained closed to the public for almost two years.
The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 3
'Hearing the oil being described as a totally different product knocked my feet out from under me,' Miller recalls. 'What else have they lied to us about?'
As the fall of 2010 approached, John LaForge could still smell tar when he drove by his old house...
By Elizabeth McGowan and Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Jun 28, 2012 | Read More
On Sunday, July 25, 2010, Enbridge Line 6B ruptured near Marshall, Mich. and rel
The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1
A black goo stopped just 10 feet from the metal cap that marked his drinking water well. Walking on the tarry mess was like stepping on chewing gum.
MARSHALL, Mich.—An acrid stench had already enveloped John LaForge's five-bedroom house when he...
By Elizabeth McGowan and Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Jun 26, 2012 | Read More