The Enbridge Spill and Its Consequences

July 23 & 24, 2020

To mark the ten-year anniversary of the Enbridge oil spill into the Kalamazoo River, please join the Pipeline Safety Trust for two roundtable discussions looking back at the spill and assessing its consequences. Panelists will discuss the current state of pipeline safety, regulatory affairs, operations, the condition of the Kalamazoo River, public health, and more. The sessions will take place 17 hours apart to coincide with the time of the pipeline rupture and its eventual discovery.

Please register here: https://pstrust.org/enbridge-webinar

Please submit questions for the Q&A to

Session 1: National Consequences

This session is now available for on-demand viewing

Thursday, July 23, 5:58 pm Eastern Time (the time the rupture occurred, 10 years ago)
90 Minutes

Moderated by Bill Caram
Deputy Director, Pipeline Safety Trust

Panelists:

Mark Schauer
Former U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 7th District
Alan Mayberry
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety,
PHMSA
Jennifer Homendy
Member,
National Transportation Safety Board
Mike Koby
Vice President, U.S. Operations,
Enbridge Inc.
Carl Weimer
Executive Director,
Pipeline Safety Trust

Session 2: Local Consequences
Friday, July 24, 11:17 am Eastern Time (the time the spill was discovered)
90 Minutes

Moderated by Jeffrey Insko
Board Secretary, Pipeline Safety Trust

Panelists:

Ralph Dollhopf
On-Site Coordinator,
Environmental Protection Agency
Mike Moeller
Director, Great Lakes Region, Enbridge Inc.
Mozhgon Rajaee
Assistant Professor, Public Health,
Oakland University
Beth Wallace
Great Lakes Freshwater
Campaign Manager,
National Wildlife Federation
Jaynan Montague (invited)
Displaced Resident
Kyle Whyte
Professor & Timnick Chair, Dept. of Philosophy,
Michigan State University
Kenneth Kornheiser, DVM
Board Vice President,
Kalamazoo River Watershed Council

Click here to download a pdf flyer for this virtual conference.