Birds rescued from oil spill in Muddy River returned back home
Dozens of ducks and geese that were left covered in oil from a spill in the Muddy River were released back into the wild.
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Dozens of ducks and geese that were left covered in oil from a spill in the Muddy River were released back into the wild.
Dozens of birds rescued from an oil spill in Brookline's Muddy River last month have returned home. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
Staff at the New England Wildlife Center are hard at work cleaning dozens of birds after 100 gallons of oil spilled into Boston's Muddy River earlier this week.
Staff at the New England Wildlife Center are hard at work cleaning dozens of birds after 100 gallons of oil spilled into Boston's Muddy River earlier this week. WBZ-TV's Logan Hall reports.
Preliminary findings suggest that the oil that leaked into Boston's Muddy River from Leverett Pond in Brookline came from a storm drain, according to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Preliminary findings suggest that the oil that leaked into Boston's Muddy River from Leverett Pond in Brookline came from a storm drain, according to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Crews cleaned up following an oil spill in the Muddy River near Boston.
Animals were left covered in oil in Boston and Brookline Sunday evening after a spill in Boston's Muddy River.
Animals were left covered in oil in Boston and Brookline Sunday evening after a spill in Boston's Muddy River. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
Animals were left covered in oil in Boston and Brookline Sunday evening after a spill in Boston's Muddy River. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
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