http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/columbia-river-spill-comes-during-series-oil-spill-readiness-hearings <p>Just as Washington environmental regulators finish up a series of meetings on oil spill readiness, a half-mile sheen appeared on the Columbia River near Longview. Contractors quickly contained the diesel spill this week. It's one of about 1,800 spills in Oregon and Washington each year. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:29:33 +0000 Chris Lehman 15907 at http://nwpr.org