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October 11, 2013

North Dakota Governor Unaware of Massive Oil Spill Until Days Later 
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In North Dakota, more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil have leaked into
a wheat field from a pipeline owned by the company Tesoro. The leak
covered about seven acres of land, the size of seven football fields. It
was roughly four times the size of the Exxon Mobil pipeline leak in
Mayflower, Arkansas, in March. A farmer found the leak on September 29,
but North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said he was only told about it
Wednesday night because its size had been underestimated. He said the
state is now reviewing its procedures for reporting spills.

 

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