Michigan Oil Spill prompts home evacutions
(AP Photo/The Battle Creek Enquirer, John Grap)
An oil spill this week from an underground pipeline connecting the U.S. to Canada has prompted local health officials to call for the evacuation of as many as 50 homes and recommend residents living close to the river to stop using well water for drinking and cooking.
The spill contaminated more than 20 miles of the Kalamazoo River in south-central Michigan and led to finger-pointing between those leading the clean up and state and local officials who have described the response as inadequate and slow-footed.
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