Kalamazoo River oil spill - Wikipedia
The Kalamazoo River oil spill occurred in July 2010 when a pipeline operated by Enbridge (Line 6B) burst and flowed into Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Michigan. A 6-foot (1.8 m) break in the pipeline resulted in one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history (the largest was the 1991 spill near Grand ...
Kalamazoo River Oil Spill: Facts and Environmental Impact - Treehugger
2021年8月22日 · Learn about the Kalamazoo River oil spill, its environmental impact, and what made it one of the worst inland oil spills in US history.
Oil Spill - kalamazooriver.org
Up to a million gallons of tar-sands crude oil was released into the creek, which contaminated a 30-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River in excellent ecological condition. The magnitude of the oil spill made it one of the largest in-land oil spills ever experienced in the United States at the time.
"I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare." 10 years after ...
2020年12月29日 · Oil gushed into Talmadge Creek, then the Kalamazoo River, polluting almost 40 river miles. Enbridge estimated more than 840,000 gallons of oil spilled. The EPA put the amount at more than one million gallons.
Enbridge Spill Response Timeline | US EPA - U.S. Environmental ...
2024年5月28日 · The release, estimated by Enbridge at 843,000 gallons, entered Talmadge Creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River, a Lake Michigan tributary. Heavy rains caused the river to overtop existing dams and carried oil at least …
Kalamazoo River Disaster - Sierra Club
The July 25, 2010 Kalamazoo River Disaster caused by Enbridge Energy's broken pipeline is the biggest inland oil spill in U.S. history. With at least 1 million gallons of diluted bitumen--“ dilbit ”--a heavy, thick crude oil that’s hard to pump without diluting it with hydrocarbons.
Enbridge 2010 Kalamazoo River Oil Spill - Natural Resource …
2023年2月6日 · A rupture in a 30-inch oil pipeline near Marshall, Michigan, released over 840,000 gallons of crude oil into Talmadge Creek, which flows into the Kalamazoo River. Enbridge Energy reported the spill in July 2010. Heavy rains caused Talmadge Creek to overtop its banks and carry oil 38 miles downstream to the Kalamazoo River, into adjacent ...
A Look Back: 10 years After The Largest Inland Oil Spill In The U.S.
2020年7月23日 · Oil gushed into Talmadge Creek, then the Kalamazoo River, polluting almost 40 river miles. Enbridge estimated more than 840,000 gallons of oil spilled.
The Great Stain: 10 Years After the Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Through the years, the river has been considerably abused through dams and pollution, including toxic chemicals, agricultural nutrients and oxygen-robbing sediment, yet the river has proved to be resilient and continued to provide habitat and recreational opportunities.
Remember the Kalamazoo - NRDC
2015年7月21日 · Five years ago, in the middle of the night, an oil pipeline operated by Enbridge ruptured outside of Marshall, Michigan. It took more than 17 hours before the Canadian company finally cut off the...