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Economy
11:35 am
Thu August 2, 2012

Enbridge pipeline break in Wisconsin partly blamed for spike in Michigan gasoline prices

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Gas pains

Gasoline prices in parts of Michigan are soaring over $4 a gallon.

The recent leak that shutdown an oil pipeline in Wisconsin is getting much of the blame. The Enbridge Energy pipeline has been shut down since it sprung a leak last week.

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Environment & Science
5:38 pm
Tue July 31, 2012

Feds want more answers from Enbridge on Wisconsin oil pipeline spill

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Enbridge Energy is facing new questions from federal regulators. 

Those questions come after another one of the company’s pipelines in Wisconsin sprung a leak.

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Environment & Science
4:06 pm
Wed July 25, 2012

On 2nd anniversary of Enbridge oil spill, a look back

Two years ago today, the EPA estimates Enbridge Energy's busted pipeline led to an oil spill of more than 1 million gallons into Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River.

We've been covering the spill and it's cleanup since it first happened. You can follow the links below for a chronological compilation of Michigan Radio's coverage of the incident and its fallout.

2010

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Environment & Science
9:00 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Enbridge and the Kalamazoo River: Two years after the spill

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Enbridge building in Edmonton, Alberta.

It's been two years since a busted pipeline spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River.

Michigan Radio's  Zoe Clark sat down with reporter Steve Carmody who has covered the spill since July 2010 and spoke about the efforts to clean up with river and how its faring two years on.

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Environment & Science
3:52 pm
Mon July 23, 2012

Enbridge criticized for past problems with leaking pipelines

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Crew excavate a portion of Line 6B in 2010

This Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the Kalamazoo River oil spill.

A national environmental group is releasing a report today attacking the company whose pipeline broke.

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Environment & Science
1:01 am
Wed July 11, 2012

Critical NTSB report will likely not affect state review of new Enbridge pipeline in Michigan

Federal regulators this week blasted Enbridge Energy for its handling of the 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill.     But the highly critical federal report is unlikely to affect a state review of Enbridge’s plans for a new oil pipeline through Michigan.  

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Environment & Science
10:06 am
Tue July 10, 2012

Enbridge employees compared to 'Keystone Cops' in 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill

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6 and a half foot long rupture in Line 6B.

The National Transportation Safety Board is not pulling its punches against Enbridge Energy in a highly critical report of the company’s handling of the July, 2010 oil spill near Marshall.

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Environment & Science
4:48 pm
Mon July 9, 2012

Federal officials to release report on Enbridge oil spill on Tuesday

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The section of Line 6B that ruptured on July 25th, 2010 near Marshall, Michigan

Federal regulators will release a report tomorrow on the reasons why an oil pipeline broke near Marshall.

Environmentalists want to see if problems with federal oversight of the pipeline industry will be cited in the report.

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