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25 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Recovery Plan Still Needed
2013-07-15 18:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Nearly 25 years after the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the recovery plan for long-term natural resource damages sits on a shelf, according to documents posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). In recent court filings, the U.S. Justice Department and State of Alaska say they are still waiting for long overdue scientific studies before collecting a final $92 million claim to implement the recovery plan for unanticipated harm to fish, wildlife and habitat. In...
Cleanup of Kalamazoo River oil spill nearing end
2013-07-15 15:38:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Comstock Township -- Almost three years after a massive oil spill fouled the Kalamazoo River, the end of cleanup efforts could be in sight.
Full Extent of Heavy Metal Contamination in Exxon Oil Spill Still Unknown
2013-07-15 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: When a broken pipeline spills oil into a residential neighborhood, the most immediate health concerns are those caused by volatile chemicalsairborne toxins that leave people complaining of symptoms like headaches and nausea and worrying about long-term problems like cancer. But crude oil also contains small amounts of heavy metals that rarely evaporate into the air. Instead, they stay with the oil as it spills onto the ground and into waterways. These compounds, which include mercury, manganese,...
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Quebec oil-train tragedy triggered oil spill that threatens water supplies
2013-07-09 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The deadly oil-train explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on Saturday also sparked an environmental disaster. An oil sheen has stretched more than 60 miles down a river thats used as a source of drinking water. By Tuesday morning, 13 people had been confirmed dead and some 37 were still missing after runaway train cars loaded with fracked crude from North Dakota derailed in the town and ignited. Lac-Mégantic`s fire chief said the fire is now under control, but a small area of town is still off...
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Oil spill from offshore rigs still happening on North Sea, warns Greenpeace
2013-07-09 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Non-governmental environmental organisation Greenpeace has warned that oil and chemicals have been leaking from UK's offshore rigs and platforms into the North Sea.
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