Burst Mont. pipeline shut down in May *updated*
The cause of the spill has not yet been determined, but company and government officials speculate that high waters in recent weeks may have scoured the river bottom and exposed the pipeline to debris...
View ArticleExxon says river spill could go beyond 10-mile stretch
Exxon Mobil intensified its cleanup of tens of thousands of gallons of spilled crude and pledged to do “whatever is necessary” to find and mop up oil from the 12-inch pipeline that broke at the bottom...
View ArticleResidents living near Exxon pipeline worried *updated*
About 150 people showed up at an EPA meeting Wednesday night with questions about health risks, the duration of the cleanup, and whether the oil will permanently damage their livestock or property
View ArticleRegulators expand number of Exxon Montana cleanup sites
Exxon has captured about 910 barrels of oily water from the river, the EPA said. About 1 percent of that volume is crude, indicating an estimated 9 barrels of oil out of as many as 1,000 that spilled...
View ArticleOil drilling in Montana taps out
Montana drilling has been very limited during the Bakken oil boom, but it's been decades since the state was without a single drilling rig.
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