Cleanup is underway for the US’s second-largest tar sands oil spill. Experts say it’ll be harder than past leaks.

Grist
By John McCrackenDec 16, 2022, 11:04 pm514 ptsHotTop
The second-largest tar sands oil spill in the country — which left a black pockmark on Kansas grasslands a few weeks ago — will be harder to clean compared to past oil spills. In early December, nearly 14,000 barrels of oil known as diluted bitumen spilled in north-central Kansas, three hours outside of…

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