Oil Spill Now Larger Than Paris Ravages Indonesian Island, 5 dead

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By MongabayApr 6, 2018, 10:47 am291 pts
By Basten Gokkon An oil spill in Borneo that began over the past weekend has now spread across an area greater than the city of Paris and is heading out to the open ocean, the Indonesian government said. The spill, first reported on March 31, stems from a pipeline operated by state-owned oil firm Pertamina in…

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