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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Reader Supported News reports: "Pipeline Spills 176,000 Gallons 150 Miles From Standing Rock"

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.

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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