Friday, July 30, 2010

Battle Creek | Paper's 'amazing job' on oil spill

The massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has overshadowed a spill in another Gannett community: Battle Creek, Mich., where a Gannett Blog reader today praises the Battle Creek Enquirer's work.

More than 800,000 gallons poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan on Monday, coating birds and fish. The spill started from a 30-inch pipeline built in 1969 that carries about 8 million gallons daily.

"I know you occasionally point out good work coming from Gannett papers," my reader says. "The oil spill in southern Michigan that's become a national story is a major local story for the Battle Creek Enquirer. . . . The Enquirer is honestly doing an amazing job covering this story from every angle."

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous9/01/2010 11:07 PM

    The Battle Creek Enquirer was scooped on the story of illegal immigrant workers (bussed in from Texas by Enbridge's contractor) by a nonprofit online news outlet.

    See http://michiganmessenger.com/41384/alleged-undocumented-workers-bused-from-texas-to-work-on-oil-spill-in-battle-creek

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