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  • 1.2 Million Litre Diesel Spill Kills Thousands of Animals in Louisiana

    1.2 Million Litre Diesel Spill Kills Thousands of Animals in Louisiana

    A decades-old pipeline spilled 1,192,404 l (1.2 million litres) of diesel into an environmentally sensitive area in Louisiana last month, killing thousands of animals, the AP reported Thursday. The spill happened a little over a year after a safety inspection found that the pipeline was severely corroded — but the pipeline’s owners chose to delay…