Regulators opened an investigation in response to the pipeline oil spill. The Environmental Protection Agency has classified the leak as a "major spill". There are ongoing concerns around deterioration of the waste site and a potential radioactive spill. Local organizations formed in the aftermath of the spill included Get Oil Out! By comparison, the Exxon Valdez oil spill was approximately . On 20 April 2010, the "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill, a major industrial accident, happened. The oil spill stretched for at least . This was the defence response to the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill of March 1989. That number made it the seventh-largest onshore oil spill since 2002. Matt was blinded by a toxic waste spill as a child. The worst of the spill initially covered . It was a news story I had read about an accidental CBW spill in Utah. Often these barges would spill grain into the canals, providing food for the ducks. We're living in times where the levels of fear can sometimes spill over into paranoia. Composer Jonathan Larson wrote a song called "Iron Mike" about the oil spill.