Three '' InsideClimate News '' reporters &mdash; Elizabeth McGowan , Lisa Song , and David Hasemyer &mdash; won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for their series of " rigorous reports " on the Kalamazoo River oil spill in Michigan , in which an Enbridge oil pipeline spill led to the costliest onshore oil spill in American history . The Pulitzer citation praised the reporters for exporting the aftermath of the 2010-2012 oil spill and " flawed regulation of the nation 's oil pipelines , focusing on potential ecological dangers posed by diluted bitumen ( or ' dilbit ' ) , a controversial form of oil . " In April 2016 , '' InsideClimate News '' was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service , for the 2015 '' Exxon : The Road Not Taken '' series . '' InsideClimate News '' was awarded a 2015 Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists for the informational graphics in the '' Exxon : The Road Not Taken '' series , which " provide a visual timeline of Exxon 's views and efforts on climate change since the 1970s , and evidence of its uncertainty campaigns in the 1990s and 2000s . " The White House Correspondents Association awarded '' InsideClimate News '' a share in the 2016 Edgar A. Poe Award , which annually honors " excellence in news coverage of subjects and events of significant national or regional importance , written with fairness and objectivity , " for the '' Exxon : The Road Not Taken '' series
Kalamazoo River oil spill
Kalamazoo River oil spill
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