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An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed
The indictment cites eight spills and more than 1,200 state violations, including a March 2024 release that sent 10,500 gallons of oil into waterways.
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Power failure sent Illinois oil-brine spill coursing 150 miles toward the Mississippi River
A March 2024 power outage at an Illinois oil site disabled an emergency pump and allowed tens of thousands of gallons of oily, salty wastewater to escape an open pit. The Chicago Tribune reported that this spill threatened waterways stretching roughly 150 miles toward the Mississippi River system. What happened? The spill involved oil and brine in subterranean water that was far saltier than seawater. According to the Chicago Tribune, heavy spri…
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An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Illinois — Tens of thousands of gallons of fluid spilled from the open pit, urged on by heavy spring rains and unencumbered by an emergency pump disabled by a power failure. The toxic mix of oil and an…
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