Kalamazoo Oil Spill: 10 Years Later

“We say Line 5 is America’s most dangerous pipeline. There’s a reason we say that,” said Nicole Keway-Biber (left), one of the activists at the midday rally in Lansing.

Activists use anniversary of Kalamazoo River oil spill to call for shutdown of Line 5 pipeline

Steve Carmody

At protests in Lansing and other cities, activists were less focused on the events of 14 years ago than on the current fight over the future of Enbridge’s Line 5.

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Stateside: Monday, July 25, 2022

Stateside Staff

Today on Stateside, a reporter from MLive discussed the importance of Michigan's Eagle Mine. Then, poet Frances Kai-Hwa Wang dished on her latest poetry collection. Plus, part one of the IPR Points North series on crude oil catastrophes in Michigan.

Last summer an oil sheen could be seen along the Kalamazoo River. Now crews are working to clean up the oil that sunk to the bottom.

Environment & Climate Change

Oil and gas industry groups try to block implementation of rule to better protect the Great Lakes

Lester Graham

The "Pipeline Safety: Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters" rule went into effect last month. Gas and oil industry groups want a chance to redefine what "Unusually Sensitive Areas" means.

Environment & Climate Change

Looking back at Michigan Radio's coverage of the Kalamazoo River oil spill

Emma Winowiecki

Ten years ago, Enbridge Energy’s pipeline 6B split open near Marshall, Michigan. The EPA estimated more than a million gallons of oil spilled into…

Josh Otten holds a female northern map turtle, left, and a male northern map turtle near the Kalamazoo River in Galesburg.

Environment & Climate Change

Study points to mixed results for turtles 10 years after oil spill

Josh Otten sits in a kayak in the Kalamazoo River west of Battle Creek. He’s pulled up to the bank, holding a palm-sized, wriggling…

Great blue heron covered in oil from the 2010 Enbridge oil spill near Marshall, Michigan.

Environment & Climate Change

"I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare." 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan

Rebecca Williams

One of the worst oil spills into an inland waterway in U.S. history happened right here in Michigan, 10 years ago this week.It happened on a Sunday…

The confluence of Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River in 2010 (left), and in 2015 (right).

Environment & Climate Change

TIMELINE: 15 moments to note since the biggest inland oil spill in U.S. history

Michigan Radio Newsroom

Five years ago today, an oil pipeline near Marshall, Michigan split open, starting the biggest inland oil spill in U.S. history.The heavy tar sands oil…

Frank Zinn and his family owned a farm right next to ground zero. They sued Enbridge saying their plans for a environmentally-frienly vineyard were lost.

Environment & Climate Change

How are people feeling five years after the nation's worst inland oil spill?

Mark Brush

On July 25, 2010 at 5:58 p.m., Enbridge's Line 6B split open in a wetland near Marshall, Michigan.The break was not discovered for 17 hours. During that…

Some trees along the banks of the Kalamazoo River bear oil stains left behind from the spill.

Environment & Climate Change

Life five years after the nation's worst inland oil spill

Rebecca Williams

The biggest inland oil spill in U.S. history happened right here in Michigan. Now that five years have passed, we checked in with people who were affected…

A diver inspects Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac for a possible dent.

Environment & Climate Change

Even after the state's pipeline report, the status of Line 5 below Lake Michigan is still unknown

Mark Brush

People in Michigan are naturally concerned about the thousands of miles of pipelines crisscrossing the state. After all, Michigan suffered through the…