The Arkansas Times turns 50 in 2024. To celebrate our golden anniversary, we’re looking back at the past half-century and sharing excerpts from some of our favorite pieces of reporting.
Keystone XL
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When, exactly, did Exxon pipeline rupture begin?
One of many unanswered questions about the Exxon Mobil pipeline rupture at Mayflower is when, exactly, were troubles first noted on the pipeline.
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Will Mayflower ever be the same after the Exxon spill?
It’s all fun and games until the world’s richest corporation spills 200,000 gallons of goop in your backyard.
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Morning report: Tim Griffin defends oil spiller; help for immigrants
The morning report:
* TINY TIM GRIFFIN: Of course he is an apologist for Exxon Mobil in the pipeline spill in Mayflower and he continues to exaggerate to the point of nearly criminal dishonesty about the jobs to be created by the Keystone XL pipeline he’s shamelessly flogging for his financial patrons like the Koch brothers.
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McDaniel to investigate Mayflower pipeline spill
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who’s been something less than an environmental crusader to date, has announced that he’ll investigate the Exxon Mobil pipeline spill that drenched a Mayflower neighborhood with thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude oil.
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I bet Tim Griffin did hustle out to the pipeline oil spill
I think it’s worth a separate bit of attention to the pipeline break and crude oil spill, which apparently followed an explosion.