The filing included new details about damages to natural resources near Lake Conway as a result of the 2013 spill.
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From the Vault: Revisiting the Mayflower oil spill, 11 years later
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.
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Proposed $1.8 million settlement filed over Exxon’s 2013 Mayflower oil spill
The proposal by ExxonMobil and the state and federal governments would result in almost $1.8 million going to restore the area’s natural resources.
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EPA sues over 2013 oil spill near Magnolia
The oil spill many probably never heard about — far bigger than the Mayflower pipeline rupture — has now led to a federal lawsuit against the owner of the operation in Magnolia where the spill occurred.
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Slippery conditions on University, Markham
A spill of an oily substance made driving hazardous on a northbound lane of University Avenue from Interstate 630 to Markham Street and then on a stretch of Markham by St. Vincent Infirmary. Wrecks were reported. The cause isn’t immediately know.
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Oil spill reported in Lake Hamilton
Channel 4 reports early details on an oil spill of unknown source and size in Lake Hamilton, from which Hot Springs draws its drinking water.
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Long-term health effects after the Mayflower oil spill
Lisa Song of InsideClimate News has a great piece today exploring the complicated question of the long-term health impacts of oil spills.
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Exxon gets 3rd extension to report on pipe
ExxonMobil has been granted its third extension to provide the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration its analysis of what may have caused the metal in the Pegasus Pipeline to split, spilling 100,000-plus gallons of oil in Mayflower.
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Health problems in Mayflower
Great report from HuffPost on lingering problems for residents of Mayflower two months after the oil spill.