Alaska - cleaning 50-y-o legacy wells & brand new pipeline spills
Alaska Dispatch
Cleanup planned this spring for 6 Arctic legacy wells
Cleanup work is scheduled to start this week on six abandoned legacy oil wells that date back more than a half-century and are located near the settlement of Umiat.
Arctic | Yereth Rosen
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150302/cleanup-planned-spring-6-arctic-legacy-wells
Nearly 4,000 gallons of fluid cleaned up after spill from hole in North Slope pipeline
The spill came from a Hilcorp pipeline about 25 miles northwest of Deadhorse. Officials said the cause and exact extent of the spill -- first detected Saturday -- remain unknown.
Environment | Alex DeMarban
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150302/nearly-4000-gallons-fluid-cleaned-after-spill-hole-north-slope-pipeline
