For the third straight year, childhood obesity is rated the biggest health problem for kids by adults in the United States, according to a new poll released by the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
About 39,000 barrels of oil and water — or about 1.6 million gallons — have been removed from the river, up from 400,000 gallons three days ago. More than 700 people are working on the river.
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Fumes from the chemical Benzene have been detected in a neighborhood with 30 to 50 homes near the Enbridge oil spill.
The EPA is now saying that the amount of oil spilled from a section of 30-inch underground pipe near Marshall on Monday is close to 1 million gallons, higher than the company’s (Enbridge Inc.) earlier estimate of 840,000 gallons.
Kalamazoo County officials said they began an emergency response at about 6 p.m. Monday after news spread that a 30-inch oil pipeline in Marshall sprung a leak and released oil into the Talmadge Creek, which feeds into the Kalamazoo River.
A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and thunderstorms and people should be alert for warnings.
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