Oil Spill Report: Slipping Through the Cracks in Michigan

May 3, 2012

LANSING, Mich. - The Great Lakes are at risk from oil spills because of lack of adequate oversight, according to a new report by law students at the University of Michigan and attorneys for the National Wildlife Federation.
 
If an oil pipeline ruptures in Michigan, says water resources attorney Sara Gosman, one of the authors of the report, the company is not required by law to notify state officials. She says there is reason to be concerned.
 
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