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Turbine at The Dalles Dam spills up to 200 gallons of oil

Turbine at The Dalles Dam spills up to 200 gallons of oil

SOURCE: US Army Corps of Engineers DATE: December 3, 2020 SNIP: On Thursday, Dec. 3, a thrust hub cooling water pipe broke, spilling up to 200 gallons of oil into the Columbia River at The Dalles Dam. The equipment is part of a fish unit turbine designed to provide...
Mauritius facing environmental crisis as shipwreck leaks oil

Mauritius facing environmental crisis as shipwreck leaks oil

SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: August 6, 2020 SNIP: The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius is facing an environmental crisis after oil began leaking from a bulk carrier that ran aground in July and started to break up in rough seas. “We are in an environmental crisis...