Update: Ohio Pipeline Spill Leaked Double the Amount of Crude Oil Originally Estimated Ecowatch, 3-25-14:

“The pipeline that oozed oil into the Oak Glen Nature Preserve near Cincinnati, Ohio a week ago leaked more crude oil than originally estimated—about two times more.

Federal investigators now estimate that 20,000 gallons leaked last week, threatening the drinking supply and wildlife in the area, the Associated Press reported….”  More…

The Ecowatch article also mentions the magnitudes larger spill this week off Texas: “This week, an even larger spill took place in Texas City, TX when a barge carrying more than 900,000 gallons of oil collided with a 585-foot ship on the Houston Ship Channel, one of the world’s busiest waterways.

Environmentalists are concerned about the impact the spill could have on the bird population. Thousands of shorebirds are still in the area. The Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary is just east of the spill site. It is known to attract 50,000 to 70,000 shorebirds to its muddy, flat terrain.”

Original post: March 18, 2014–An oil pipeline owned by Sunoco Logistics Partners LP leaked at least 240 barrels–– 10,000 gallons––of crude oil into a marsh in the 374-acre Oak Glen Nature Preserve adjacent to the Great Miami River north of Cincinnati. The pipeline was not shut off for almost five hours after the rupture was discovered, according to Reuters.

The Miami Herald reports, “Officials said the oil had been contained, but workers were building barriers to make sure potential rainfall didn’t spread the oil, [Ohio EPA spokeswoman Heather] Lauer said. She also said there was work being done to make an access road for heavy equipment…