Mich. ramps up response to Kalamazoo River spill

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -Gov. Jennifer Granholm has activated the State Emergency Operations Center after the spill of more than 800,000 gallons of oil into waterways in southern Michigan.

Battle Creek and surrounding Calhoun County are under a local state of emergency Tuesday as crews work to clean up the spill from a 30-inch pipeline. The oil entered Talmadge Creek and then the Kalamazoo River.

Granholm says in a statement that the focus is "protecting Michigan citizens" and the environment.

The Kalamazoo River feeds Lake Michigan, but officials say they don't expect the oil to reach the lake.

Air testing is under way and groundwater testing is planned. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.