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Cleanup after Texas oil spill causes disruption major waterway

2014-03-23 18:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The cleanup of an unknown amount of thick, sticky oil that spilled into the Galveston Bay blocked traffic on Sunday between the Gulf of Mexico and one of the world's busiest petrochemical transportation waterways, affecting all vessels, even cruise ships. A barge carrying nearly a million gallons of marine fuel oil collided with a ship on Saturday afternoon, springing a leak. Officials believe only one of the barge's tanks which holds 168,000 gallons, was breached, though Coast Guard Petty Officer...

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St. Marys River cleanup reaches new milestones

2014-03-18 11:29:06| Waste Management - Topix.net

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says milestones have been reached in the cleanup of the contaminated St. Marys River.

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Oil company reports cleanup of soil done, focus on watery areas

2014-03-17 00:43:58| Chemicals - Topix.net

Almost one year after the Pegasus pipeline ruptured and spilled heavy crude into a Mayflower neighborhood, Exxon Mobil has recommended further efforts to remove the remaining oil from drainage ways and a cove of Lake Conway but said the company needs to do nothing more to clean up the soil and sediment in those areas.

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Report: Cleanup of soil from oil spill complete

2014-03-16 21:03:01| Waste Management - Topix.net

ExxonMobil has submitted a report to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality saying it has completed the cleanup of soil stemming from last year's oil spill in Mayflower.

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