oil spill

Massive 2013 oil spill in North Dakota still not cleaned up and may never be

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three years and three months later, a massive oil spill in North Dakota still isn’t fully cleaned up. The company responsible hasn’t even set a date for completion. Though crews have been working around the clock to deal with the Tesoro Corp. pipeline break, which happened in a wheat field in [...]

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press|2017-04-24T09:58:30-04:00Wednesday, December 21, 2016|

Recent North Dakota oil spill raises questions about pipeline safety

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The discovery of an oil pipeline spill earlier this month in western North Dakota has drawn heightened attention because of the battle over the Dakota Access oil pipeline being built about 150 miles to the southeast. While the spill was on a different pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux and its supporters [...]

By BLAKE NICHOLSON and JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press|2016-12-20T10:58:20-05:00Monday, December 19, 2016|