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Michigan oil spill estimated by EPA at 1 million-plus gallon

Battle Creek Enquirer -- Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into the Kalamazoo River through Battle Creek, and the governor is sharply criticizing clean-up efforts as “wholly inadequate."

Tom Sands, deputy state director for emergency management and homeland security, said during a conference call with Granholm that he had seen oil past a dam at Morrow Lake. The lake is a key point in the river near a Superfund site upstream of Kalamazoo, the largest city in the region.

“It’s going to hit a Superfund site unless somebody like the EPA and the company get very serious about providing significant additional resources,” Granholm said.

Enbridge affiliates have previously been cited for skirting environmental regulations in the Great Lakes region.

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Submitted Jul 29, 2010 By: Wesk8

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janda10 Rookie Author Grand Rapids Posts:13 Points:12,520 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 8:25:46 AM Ignore janda10 Report Abuse This is devastating for this area - especially when the State of Michigan has very little money to devote to this tragedy. Let's hope it gets fixed and cleaned up soon!
Cakes77 All-Star Author Harrisburg Posts:577 Points:752,595 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 6:44:31 AM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse Wow, the worst spill ever in the Great Lakes.
nozzle46 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,498 Points:630,155 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 6:37:21 AM Ignore nozzle46 Report Abuse This is far worse than the Gulf.
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,003 Points:182,255 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 6:31:27 AM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse Let's just open up all the spigots and let the oil flow. Then we really will have peak oil!
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,520 Points:115,245 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 6:26:00 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Another state not ready for this type of oil-spill crisis; it's a shame.
Ducky_NS Sophomore Author Halifax Posts:235 Points:183,350 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 6:06:35 AM Ignore Ducky_NS Report Abuse As if the Great Lakes haven't suffered over the years, now over 1 million barrels of oil just to add to the pot. We humans are slowly killing our salt and fresh water resources.