Oil spills and train derailments are not theoretically possible disasters in North Dakota, their things we’ve already experienced, and our first line of defense is first responders. WDAZ News has the story on what we’re doing to prepare them.
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Oil and brine spills are a reality of oil development. John Taylor writing for the Crosby Journal takes a closer look at the issue as it affects Divide County.
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From the article, “The investigation into the spill is still ongoing, but Helms estimates the pipeline was leaking for more than 12 days before the rupture was discovered Jan. 6.”
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Inside Energy published an article recently that shined light on inconsistencies with reporting and transparency within the Department of Health and Department of Mineral Resources regarding oil and brine spills. State officials took exception to the article and requested corrections from Inside Energy on certain portions of the coverage. When the news itself becomes the news,
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Oil field spills have been in the news recently, and Emily Guerin takes a look at North Dakota’s reporting policies and procedures. The article exposes some problematic practices that I have also noticed when trying to gather data from the Department of Mineral Resources website.
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When there’s a problem at a well site or a with a pipeline, should company security be able to deny access to county emergency managers? This proposed law would more clearly define who is granted access to sites to include county emergency managers.
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Montana officials are anxious to see the impact — if any — on fish in the Yellowstone following last month’s oil spill, and that starts with good science. The article here walks you through the sampling and testing process required to get meaningful data.
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Gov. Dalrymple’s comments regarding saltwater pipelines from the Fargo Forum article, “We are in the process of developing a comprehensive set of rules regarding that type of line, but we maybe want to accelerate a couple of pieces of that.”
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Less oil went into the river than originally believed, that’s the good news. The bad news — very little of the oil that was spilled has been recovered.
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The pipe that broke and spilled lots of brine (70,000 barrels) into Blacktail Creek and the Little Muddy River was installed last summer; it wasn’t inspected during the process.
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The news is out; the brine spill on Blacktail Creek will go down as one of the state’s worst oil-related spills. We’re now a full two weeks removed from the event, and it’s just now that some of the actual details are coming to light. This Was a Big Spill Sensationalism aside, the reality of
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It’s been a bad month for oil-related spills. The North Dakota Department of Health issued another news release yesterday outlining another incident. The Details: Incident Date: January 22, 2015 (reported to NDDOH) Spilled: Source Water. Here’s the language used by the Department of Health, “This water is higher in dissolved solids and minerals than fresh water.”
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Water is being trucked into Glendive following an oil spill into the Yellowstone River. According to other media sources, downstream cities are also making preparations for difficulties related to water contamination.
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The oil spill has been stopped, but it is believed that as much as 1,200 barrels of crude oil were released — much of it going into the Yellowstone River.
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We’re a week later and we still don’t know how much was spilled, but we do know the contaminants have moved far downstream and “high readings” have been observed at the confluence of the Little Muddy and Missouri Rivers.
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Here’s the update: We still don’t know what quantity was spilled, but we do know the contaminate entered the watershed and has been found 19 miles downstream. The company responsible is Summit Midstream.
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