A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
The National Transportation Safety Board released this photograph August 8, 2010 of the pipeline that ruptured and spilled oil into a river July 26, 2010 in Marshall, Michigan. The 30-inch crude oil pipeline, operated by Enbridge Energy Partners/Pipeline, leaked oil into a creek leading to the Kalamazoo River. Two sections of the pipe, 23 feet, 4-inches and another 26 feet, 10-inches, were sent to the NTSB laboratory for further examination. The photograph shows the length of the fracture, which extends approximately 6 1/2 feet longitudinally with the widest portion of the opening measuring 4 1/2-inches. Photo courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board.
By Anthony Swift, Attorney for National Resources Defense Council
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