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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.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  The owner of the pipeline that leaked more than 800,000 gallons of oil in southern Michigan this summer says the line has officially returned to service.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  A pipeline that was shut down for two months after spilling oil in southern Michigan is restarting.

Friday, August 20, 2010  Enbridge Inc. says it's preparing to test a pipeline that ruptured last month and poured up to 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River and other southern Michigan waterways.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  Health officials are lifting their voluntary evacuation warning for residents living in part of the area closest to a massive oil spill in a southern Michigan river.

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

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  The Hawaii Wildlife Center is sending its president and director to Michigan to assist in cleanup efforts involving 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  Workers at the private Circle D Wildlife Refuge in Kalamazoo County say Friday they've received 15 geese and other birds this week. The birds have come from Calhoun County, where the oil spill is concentrated.

Friday, July 30, 2010  Positive side to Enbridge oil spill.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  By late Wednesday, the oil had traveled at least 35 miles downstream from where it leaked in Calhoun County's Marshall Township, killing fish, coating other wildlife and emitting a strong, unpleasant odor.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  The company responsible for an oil spill making its way down the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan says it's bringing in additional resources as quickly as possible for containment and clean-up.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into a major river in southern Michigan.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Hair mats to be made to sop up oil in Gulf of Mexico.