Ohio pipeline spill much worse than previously thought

This week the Environmental Protection Agency has doubled their estimates on the amount of crude oil that leaked into a nature preserve in Ohio through an underground oil pipe.

Originally officials projected that 240 barrels of oil (10,000 gallons) had spilled into the area but after noticing a 5-inch crack in the pipeline on March 17, They now say more than 20,000 Gallons of oil has leaked into the nature preserve and does pose a threat to local wildlife such as amphibians and fish, some of which have been found dead in the area (About the size of a football field).

But this isn't the first time, According to the US Department of Transportation, This one pipeline  has suffered 39 incidents since 2006! losing more than 31,000 gallons of oil and inflicting about $7.5 million in damages.

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