Firm doubles workforce fighting Michigan oil spill

Spill of more than 800,000 gallons coated birds and fish in one of the state's major rivers. Officials hope to contain the oil before it reaches Lake Michigan. BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A company operating a pipeline that dumped more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southern Michigan river said Wednesday it is doubling its workforce on the containment and cleanup effort.

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