By Katie Herzog, Grist
13 December 16
Pipeline spills 176,000
gallons 150 miles from Standing Rock
A pipeline
operated by Belle Fourche Pipeline Company in western North Dakota was shut
down following the discovery of a leak on Dec. 5. Cleanup
is ongoing, and 37,000 gallons of crude oil have been recovered as of
Monday, reports the Associated Press.
Standing Rock demonstrators have...CLICK
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The pipeline leaked an estimated 176,400 barrels of crude into Ash Coulee Creek, near Belfield, North Dakota. (photo: North Dakota Department of Health) |
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