North Dakota Oil Pipeline Spill 3 Times Larger Than First Estimated
Aan oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5, 2016 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. Authorities say the pipeline spill is now believed to be one of the biggest in state history. (Scott Stockdill/North Dakota Department of Health)
BISMARCK, N.D. — A December oil pipeline spill in western North Dakota might have been three times larger than first estimated and among the biggest in state history, a state environmental expert said Friday.
