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Chevron oil line leaks oil into Louisiana refuge
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on April 6th, 2010
Reuters: An oil pipeline operated by Chevron Pipe Line Co leaked at least 18,000 gallons of oil into the Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday. The leak discovered by a contractor shortly after midnight discharged into a canal 10 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, and investigative and cleanup teams were on scene, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
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About 18,000 gallons of crude spill in La. refuge
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on April 6th, 2010
Associated Press: Authorities say a pipeline has spilled 18,000 gallons of crude oil into a canal in a wildlife refuge about 60 miles southeast of New Orleans. There was no immediate word about the extent of damage at the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The Coast Guard says Chevron Pipe Line Co. has closed off the leaking section and investigators are evaluating the spill from a plane. The Coast Guard says it learned about the spill about 1 a.m. Tuesday and is investigating the ...