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March 26, 2014

BP Refinery Used for Tar Sands Oil Leaks into Lake Michigan 
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An Indiana refinery owned by the energy giant BP has leaked an
undisclosed amount of oil into Lake Michigan. The Whiting facility is
used to refine tar sands crude oil from Alberta, Canada. Lake Michigan
serves as the water source for millions of people, but the Environmental
Protection Agency says the spill has been sufficiently contained. The
EPA also says it will investigate whether the spill violates the Clean
Water Act. The spill comes less than two weeks after the U.S. government
lifted a ban on BP's ability to seek oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
It also follows Saturday's spill of up to 170,000 gallons of oil in
Texas. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil
spill.

 

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