U.S. EPA responds to report of oil spill after Ida by activating special aircraft

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The Associated Press had reported the apparent oil spill on Wednesday and published aerial photos https://

“EPA’s ASPECT aircraft – the Agency’s airborne real-time chemical and radiological detection, infrared and photographic imagery platform – has been activated to support the state of Louisiana. ASPECT will generate data on a list of priority sites identified by the state of Louisiana, which includes the Phillips 66 site”, an EPA spokesman told Reuters on Thursday.