From: Inside Climate News
Exxon Oil Spill Leaves Arkansas Neighborhood in Shock
Nearly a week after a burst pipeline spilled
tar sands crude through their streets, residents of this tiny community
are without answers and overwhelmed.
The oil industry knows heavy oil is more corrosive than sweet
crude, and MesoCoat says it has pipe-coating technology to solve the
problem.
VIDEO - Shattered by Oil: Exxon Arkansas Spill and the People Left Behind, Part 1
'It's too late for anything to happen. It's too late for us. We want them to get this mess cleaned up and get it cleaned up right.'
VIDEO - Shattered by Oil: Exxon Arkansas Spill and the People Left Behind, Part 2
Fears for the future: About one in four people in Arkansas counts on drinking water from a source that is crossed by Exxon's burst Pegasus pipeline.A Neighborhood Shattered: Families Emptying Out of Oil-Hit Arkansas Town
Half the families in the 62-home subdivision that bore the brunt of Exxon's spill are leaving their homes in search of a fresh start they never wanted.Exxon Overlooked, Masked Safety Threats in Years Before Pegasus Pipeline Burst
Selective risk reporting caused Exxon to underestimate the vulnerability of the pipe that passed through Mayflower, Ark., federal regulators said.
Why Is Exxon Taking Its Time Restarting Its Ruptured Dilbit Pipeline?
Even though the lengthy outage is costing the company as much as $450,000 a day in lost revenue—about $90 million so far—Exxon is proceeding slowly.Dilbit in Exxon's Pegasus May Have Contributed to Pipeline's Rupture
Experts say the heavier, high-sulfur oil from Canada could have created bigger pressure swings and promoted crack growth in the old, flawed pipe.Exclusive: Pipeline Safety Chief Says His Regulatory Process Is 'Kind of Dying'
With 'few tools to work with,' PHMSA's Jeffrey Wiese says he is creating a YouTube channel to persuade industry to voluntarily improve safety.
In Exxon Pipeline Relocation Push, Zero Risk to Drinking Water Is the Goal
Only one manually-operated valve exists along the watershed's pipeline. About a million gallons of oil could escape in the time it could take to close it.Five Months After Oil Spill, Sickened Mayflower Residents Offered Free Health Assessments
'We've been listening to people and trying to figure out what our role can be,' an Ark. Department of Health rep said. 'This is what we've come up with.'In the Path of Exxon's Pegasus Pipeline Across Arkansas: People, Water, Farms (Part 2)
The broken pipe snakes through a crucial Ark. watershed where there's only one shut-off valve for the line, a fact that is making state officials nervous.In the Path of Exxon's Pegasus Pipeline Across Arkansas: People, Water, Farms (Part 1)
The burst pipeline runs through a golf course, a berry farm, a daycare center, rivers. People along the route wonder, what if it had happened to us?Exxon Pipeline Rupture: Amount of Oil Spilled Is Still Guesswork
So far about 2,000 barrels of oil have been recovered in Arkansas. The actual amount of spilled oil is far more than that, but may never be figured out.Burst Pipeline's Spill Plan Is None of Your Business, Suggests Regulator
PHMSA has released ExxonMobil's spill response plan for the ruptured Pegasus pipeline—but most of the crucial elements have been completely redacted.Sediment Tests Will Show If Mayflower Residents Saved Their Treasured Lake from Oil Spill
Firefighters and public works employees used dump trucks and backhoes to dam a sudden river of crude flowing toward the lake. Did oil still seep through?
Exxon Knew Its Ruptured Pipeline Was Old, Defective and Brittle, and Still Added New Stresses
Industry experts say vulnerable pipelines like the one that failed in Arkansas can operate safely—but only if they're carefully monitored and maintained.
Six Things Exxon Likely Knew About Its Pegasus Pipeline Before It Ruptured (Slideshow)
Based on industry studies and ExxonMobil's own records for the Pegasus pipeline, the oil company knew or should have known the following six facts that help explain what went wrong in this year's oil spill in the North Woods neighborhood of Mayflower, Ark., a town of 2,300 people located about 20 miles northeast of Little Rock.Exxon Axes Housing Aid for Ark. Oil Spill Victims—Then Reinstates It After Fury
Some homeowners were told Exxon would end payments for temporary housing on Aug. 31. Then local politicians spoke up and Exxon reversed course.
InsideClimate News, Arkansas Times Reach Funding Goal to Conduct Oil Spill Investigation
An innovative national-local collaboration to investigate the Exxon oil spill in Mayflower, Ark., raises more than $25,000 in about three weeks.Exxon's Secrecy Over Ruptured Pipeline Could Mask National Dangers
Reports that would reveal whether Exxon properly maintained its Pegasus pipeline are being kept from the public. The data has national ramifications.Full Extent of Heavy Metal Contamination in Exxon Oil Spill Still Unknown
Levels of manganese, a neurotoxin, in the cove and in a nearby creek were 10, 20 or nearly 30 times above the EPA's safety standard for tap water.Sickened by Exxon Oil Spill, Victims Face Confusion of Officials and Doctors
One infant, coughing and wheezing, was first treated with asthma medication, then with antibiotics for a severe respiratory infection.Narrow and Flawed, Federal Pipeline Safety Study Fails to Settle Controversy
Tar sands oil poses no greater risk to pipelines, study says, but is mum on question of its relative danger to humans and the environment when spilled.InsideClimate News, Arkansas Times Launch Campaign to Crowdfund Oil Spill Reporting Project
An innovative national-local collaboration to investigate the Exxon oil spill in Mayflower, Ark., raises 25 percent of its target on the first day.
With Unusual Speed Officials Slap Exxon with Oil Spill Lawsuit. Why?
The suit that state and federal officials recently filed could signal they are especially upset with Exxon's conduct. It could also be politics as usual.
What Sickens People in Oil Spills, and How Badly, Is Anybody's Guess
There are no clear federal guidelines for chemical exposure at oil spills, and no studies to understand the long term dangers to human health.Exxon: No Plans Yet To Reopen Ruptured Pipeline, and No Answers Why
The company has yet to release results of a sophisticated test of the 65-year-old pipeline's interior, conducted in February.Arkansas Residents Sick From Exxon Oil Spill Are on Their Own
The Arkansas Department of Health says people with dizziness, nausea and headaches have the option to leave, and it is their personal choice.Rep. Markey Asks Exxon CEO to Explain Contradictory Statements on Arkansas Oil Spill
Markey cites police reports, obtained by InsideClimate News, which reveal discrepancies and contradictions in Exxon's account of the pipeline spill.Arkansas Oil Spill Shatters American Dream of Families Still Displaced From New Homes
Uprooted and anxious, Arkansans find themselves thrust into the debate about the Canadian oil that filled their streets and the safety of such pipelines.
One Month After Exxon’s Arkansas Oil Spill, Still No Answers to Basic Questions
When was the leak first detected, by whom, and how long had it been going on? Answers are crucial to the national debate over Keystone and pipeline safety.Arkansas Oil Spill Damage Assessment: If Not the Feds, Then Who?
For now, two state agencies will little experience in dealing with major oil spills are in charge of surveying and counteracting the ecological damage.
Arkansas AG on Why He's Taking Exxon Spill Probe Into His Own Hands
Dustin McDaniel is on a mission to resolve the many unanswered questions about the March 29 pipeline rupture. 'The timeline is going to be very important.'Ark. Oil Spill Probe Falls to Understaffed Agency With Close Industry Ties
Underfunded agency faces the challenge of finding answers to key questions: When did Exxon's pipeline rupture and when did the company learn of the spill?Dilbit or Not? Wabasca Crude Is the Question
"Can the oil accurately be described as tar sands oil, or a type of diluted bitumen (dilbit)?" the EPA asked in an April 5 letter to Exxon.Exxon's 22-Foot Rupture Illustrates Tremendous Operating Pressure of Oil Pipelines
Exxon oil spill in Arkansas demonstrates how quickly pipeline accidents can turn into catastrophe.Exxon Didn't Know Its Pipeline Ruptured Until Called by Arkansas Authorities. Or Did It?
Police transcripts show Exxon employees arrived on the scene an hour after the emergency was first reported by a resident dialing 911.Cove Where Exxon Oil Has Been Found Is Part of Lake Conway
Local wetlands experts say that oil is in the lake, and Exxon tweaks its message.Exxon Oil Spill Cleanup in Path of Severe Weather, Maybe a Tornado
As the weather turns nasty, Exxon spent part of Tuesday deploying additional boom to prevent oil from moving further towards the main body of Lake Conway.Arkansans Want Exxon Pipeline Moved Out of a Watershed, and Nebraskans Take Note
People in Nebraska are asking: If a pipeline that already exists needs to be moved in Arkansas, why route the Keystone through the Ogallala aquifer?The Exxon Oil Spill in Mayflower, Arkansas: Slide Show of Annotated Photographs and Maps
Exxon Oil Spill Could Be 40% Larger Than Company Estimates, EPA Figures Show
Since ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured and leaked Canadian oil across an Arkansas suburb a week ago, the company has maintained that only "a few thousand barrels" spilled at the site.InsideClimate News Reporter Threatened With Arrest at Exxon Oil Spill Site in Arkansas
InsideClimate News reporter Lisa Song was threatened with arrest on Wednesday after she entered the command center for the cleanup operation of the Exxon oil spill in Arkansas.
Exxon Oil Spill Leaves Arkansas Neighborhood in Shock
Nearly a week after a burst pipeline spilled
tar sands crude through their streets, residents of this tiny community
are without answers and overwhelmed. Federal Rules Don't Control Pipeline Reversals like Exxon's Burst Pegasus
Risks of using an aging pipeline network for Canadian heavy oil, well-known to industry and discussed over many years, have never been addressed. The Exxon oil spill in Arkansas finally might change that.At Oil Spill Clean Up in Arkansas, Exxon Running the Show, Not Federal Agencies
Jay Carney, White House Spokesperson, said the EPA is the federal on-scene coordinator, but the reality on the ground at the Exxon oil spill in Arkansas is a different story.
Federal Agencies Asked to Delay Keystone over Pipeline Safety Issues
The Exxon pipeline spill in Mayflower, Ark. illustrates concerns outlined in 54-page petition that EPA and PHMSA must now respond to.Exxon Confirms Pipeline in Arkansas Spilled Canadian Dilbit
Dilbit is a heavy oil mixed with lighter diluents to flow through pipelines, but it is much more difficult to clean up from water sources. Now it is all over an Arkansas neighborhood.A Dilbit Primer: How It's Different from Conventional Oil
Bitumen extracted from tar sands has the consistency of peanut butter and must be diluted to flow through pipelines. And that's just the beginning.The Dangers of Diluted Bitumen
New York Times Op-EdOther Coverage of Relevance
The Tar Sands Pipeline Boom: Exclusive Map
The Keystone XL is just one of many pipelines in the works to export Canadian heavy oils to global markets.
Upstart Pipeline Company Staking its Future on Stopping Heavy Oil Corrosion
The oil industry knows heavy oil is more corrosive than sweet
crude, and MesoCoat says it has pipe-coating technology to solve the
problem.Keystone XL Would Not Use Most Advanced Spill Protection Technology
It would cost less than $10 million—roughly 0.2 percent of the Keystone XL's budget—to add safeguards to protect the crucial Ogallala aquifer from spills.Enbridge Restarted Ruptured Pipeline Twice During Oil Spill
Control room technicians 1,500 miles away didn't understand that the 16 high priority alarms that sounded were warning them of a leak.Few Oil Pipeline Spills Detected by Much-Touted Technology
Analysis of a decade of federal data shows general public detected far more spills than leak detection technology.Ogallala Aquifer Report Fails to Settle Concerns over Oil Spill Risk
A thorough and adequate study of the impacts has not been done, a scientist says; it's a rigorous and comprehensive review, says TransCanada's CEO.Critical Part of Keystone Report Done by Firms with Deep Oil Industry Ties
Two consulting firms provided State Department with key analysis of whether the pipeline would speed development of Canada's oil sands.Koch Brothers' Political Activism Protects Their 50-Year Stake in Canadian Heavy Oils
Long involvement in Canada's tar sands has been central to Koch Industries' evolution and positions the billionaire brothers for a new oil boom.Is Dilbit Oil? Congress and the IRS Say No
Dilbit is exempt from an oil tax that is used to clean up conventional crude and dilbit spills. The exemption is worth $35 million a year, and growing.Oil Sands Mining Uses Almost as Much Energy as It Produces
Thanks to high global oil prices, industry can afford the large amount of energy needed to extract the oil and turn it into a usable fuel.The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard of
The award-winning and groundbreaking
story of what happens to a community when a pipeline bursts and
releases a million gallons of heavy oil from Canada into its midst.
Exxon Oil Spill in Arkansas Photos Courtesy of EPA
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