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JANUARY
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U.S. Oil pipeline spills 600,000 gallons of crude oil at Tacoma WA into Blair Waterway and Puget Sound. | |
| JANUARY 8 |
Texaco pipeline spills 160,000 gallons of crude oil into local creek near Augusta KS. |
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| JANUARY 18 | United Gas natural gas pipeline explodes in the Intracoastal Waterway near Houma LA, injuring crew members of the tugboat that struck it. | |
| MARCH 3 |
Lakehead pipeline spills 1.7 million gallons of crude oil near Grand Rapids MN, fouling the Prairie River and wetlands. |
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| JUNE 29 |
Amoco pipeline ruptures near Denver City TX, spilling 1.45 million gallons of crude oil onto the ground. |
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| SEPTEMBER 22 |
Fina Oil pipeline spills 189,000 gallons of crude oil onto the ground in Port Arthur TX. |
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| DECEMBER 19 |
Colonial pipeline spills 546,000 gallons of fuel oil near Greenville SC into Durbin Creek and Enoree River. |
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