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Wednesday, August 01, 2012  An oil pipeline company and emergency agencies tested their readiness to deal with potential spills in the Bay City area on Wednesday.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board has approved the findings of its investigators that Canadian company Enbridge Inc.'s neglect of pipeline cracks and its slow response likely caused the most expensive onshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The July 25, 2010, pipeline rupture spread oil across roughly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich., fouling wildlife habitat and closing a large swath of the river to boaters and anglers.

Sunday, January 30, 2011  MARSHALL , Mich. (AP) - Cleanup efforts continue more than six months after oil spilled into a southern Michigan river.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says crews have finished cleanup at 50 sites in the Kalamazoo River system where a pipeline break spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil.

Monday, November 08, 2010  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to host a public meeting to update residents on cleanup efforts related to this summer's oil spill in the Kalamazoo River.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  Kalamazoo police say a body found in the Kalamazoo River has been identified as that of a 17-year-old boy reported missing a week ago.

Friday, August 13, 2010  Enbridge Inc. has handled about 800 damage claims from residents in the Marshall and Battle Creek areas.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration says it wants more safeguards in the restart plan.

Monday, August 09, 2010  Enbridge Inc. says center in Marshall will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily to handle questions. A similar center has opened in Battle Creek.

Monday, August 02, 2010  EPA official Mark Durno says people will see small patches of oil sheen on the water for some time.

Monday, August 02, 2010  A public interest law firm is preparing to sue the Canadian owners of a pipeline that ruptured in southern Michigan and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary.

Monday, August 02, 2010  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has received approval for up to $13 million to pay for the federal government's response to an oil spill in the Kalamazoo River.

Sunday, August 01, 2010  U.S. regulators earlier this year demanded improvements to the pipeline network that includes a segment that ruptured in southern Michigan, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River

Friday, July 30, 2010  Cox is one of several gubernatorial candidates who have toured the spill area.