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Today: EPA, State and Local Officials Hold Media Briefing on Enbridge Oil Spill

Release Date: 07/31/2010
Contact Information: 888-363-8632

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10-OPA86

July 31, 2010

MARSHALL, MICH. – On behalf of the Unified Command, the Environmental Protection Agency officials, along with Michigan state and county officials will hold a media briefing regarding the Unified Command’s ongoing response to the Enbridge oil spill in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. EPA has the role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator for this incident.

Officials with Enbridge will brief the media immediately following the government briefing in the same location.

3:00 PM ET GOVERNMENT PRESS BRIEFING ON ONGOING RESPONSE TO ENBRIDGE OIL SPILL

IMPORTANT NOTE: Media attending in person should arrive 45 minutes to an hour ahead of the conference to allow time for required credentials to be verified and photo identification badge to be produced. You will be directed from the parking lot to the elementary school for this process.

Sat Truck: Please be award for your satellite cabling needs – distance from cafeteria to nearest media truck parking location 400 feet.

Marshall High School
705 North Marshall
Cafeteria
Marshall, Mich.

For members of the media who need to call in, please dial: 866-383-7989 (or 617-597-5328 international.)
Participant passcode: 63136867

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