Talk:Line 3 oil spill

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A fact from Line 3 oil spill appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 June 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Line 3 oil spill was the largest inland oil spill in United States history?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Line 3 oil spill.

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 21:23, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Line 3 oil spill was the largest inland oil spill in United States history? Source: "Thirty years ago Wednesday, on March 3, 1991, the Line 3 oil pipeline ruptured in Grand Rapids, Minn., spilling 1.7 million gallons of crude oil onto the frozen Prairie River. It's still the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history." MPR News.
- ALT1:... that Enbridge's Line 3 Pipeline was responsible for the "largest inland oil spill in U.S. history"? Source: "Thirty years ago Wednesday, on March 3, 1991, the Line 3 oil pipeline ruptured in Grand Rapids, Minn., spilling 1.7 million gallons of crude oil onto the frozen Prairie River. It's still the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history." MPR News.

Reviewed: Hildegard Binder Johnson

Created by Gobonobo (talk). Self-nominated at 22:24, 2 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

The article is new enough, long enough, well-referenced, neutrally written with no significant copyvios. Both hooks are cited-inline in the article and are interesting; either could be used. A QPQ has been done by the nominator. Good to go! Ashley yoursmile! 12:31, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]