Turtles vs. Oil
Clip: Season 1 Episode 17 | 8m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Ten years after a disastrous oil spill on the Kalamazoo River, how has the site recovered?
In July 2010, a ruptured pipeline spilled over a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. Over the past decade, more than a billion dollars has been spent to repair the damage. One wildlife biologist is checking in on the turtles he helped to save a decade ago.
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Turtles vs. Oil
Clip: Season 1 Episode 17 | 8m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In July 2010, a ruptured pipeline spilled over a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. Over the past decade, more than a billion dollars has been spent to repair the damage. One wildlife biologist is checking in on the turtles he helped to save a decade ago.
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