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| Containminated soils around the spill are being dug and removed from the area |
Yesterday, a
local wheat farmer near Tioga, North Dakota discovered an oil spill covering
his crops and ruining his land for years. After an inquiry by Associated Press,
it was discovered that the spill actually occurred 11 days prior and was not
reported to the public. The spill was estimated to be 20,600 barrels
of oil at an estimated price of nearly a million dollars.
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| Crews work to remove contaminated soil from fields. |
The state was
properly notified within a day of the spill but no official public announcement
was released. Pipeline ruptures are sensitive
in the public eye with the push to install the Keystone XL oil pipeline to
carry oil from Canada to Oklahoma. Risk of a spill over the plains of North
America could endanger the quality of one of the largest most crucial aquifers
in the country. In many oil rich states, pipeline failures are not reported to the
public, only to the state. The residents of these areas should be aware of the
possible risks they are exposed to from the pipelines and should not have to discover
a spill by chance.
For more information, please visit: North Dakota Waits 11 Days to Tell Public About Oil Spill
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