Motter, S. (2023, October 31). Nearly 1 year after Mill Creek Oil Spill, water once again flows naturally. Retrieved from, https://www.wibw.com/2023/10/31/nearly-1-year-after-mill-creek-oil-spill-water-once-again-flows-naturally/

On October 13th, 2023, an oil removal project was completed and water had begun to run normally through the river. 14,000 barrels of oil were spilled into the creek and caused a rupture in a keystone pipeline. Luckily, people from all over came to help and over 6,000 hours of work were done to the creek to help allow it to flow again. More than 650,000 gallons of oil was recovered so we were able to save the creek and not just waste all the oil that was originally spilled. 

It is a great sign to see that even after such a large spill of oil people can come in from different places and help respond to such a large problem. From the pipeline not working and water being unable to flow to 650,000 gallons of oil being saved and removed it shows the amount of help that we can do. We allowed the water to begin flowing in the creek again and that is a big help for the ecosystems that relied on this water source. With saving this creek it shows the effectiveness that people can have on these environments and how we can still help save the bigger problems too.