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EPA Passing Lead On Exxon Spill Cleanup To Montana
EPA Passing Lead On Exxon Spill Cleanup To Montana
EPA Passing Lead On Exxon Spill Cleanup To Montana
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to relinquish oversight of Exxon Mobil's 1,000-barrel oil spill into the Yellowstone River, leaving the state to coordinate the remainder of the cleanup. EPA's personnel in Montana could be gone by the end of the week, although the agency will continue monitoring the cleanup...
Some Oil Found In Yellowstone River But Fish Are Safe To Eat
Some Oil Found In Yellowstone River But Fish Are Safe To Eat
Some Oil Found In Yellowstone River But Fish Are Safe To Eat
Montana wildlife officials say fish exposed to an Exxon Mobil Corp. oil spill into the Yellowstone River are safe to eat despite some crude found in their internal organs. Laboratory results disclosed Thursday by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks revealed no oil in fillets cut from about 60 fish taken from the river in mid-July...
Exxon Mobil estimates Montana Oil Spill Will Cost $42M
Exxon Mobil estimates Montana Oil Spill Will Cost $42M
Exxon Mobil estimates Montana Oil Spill Will Cost $42M
Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. has told federal regulators that its oil pipeline spill into Montana's Yellowstone River will cost an estimated $42.6 million. That figure was included in documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press as a result of a public information request submitted to federal pipeline regulators...
Oil Pipeline Safety Council’s First Meeting Is Soon
Oil Pipeline Safety Council’s First Meeting Is Soon
Oil Pipeline Safety Council’s First Meeting Is Soon
Governor Brian Schweitzer’s oil pipeline safety council will hold its first meeting this Wednesday at the Department of Environmental Quality, Helena headquarters.  The council is made up of the directors from the Montana department of environmental quality, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and the
State Council To Look At Pipeline Failure Risk
State Council To Look At Pipeline Failure Risk
State Council To Look At Pipeline Failure Risk
An oil pipeline safety council created by Governor Brian Schweitzer after a major Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline spill into the Yellowstone River holds its first meeting in Helena Wednesday. The council over the next year will gauge threats posed by pipelines crossing Montana waterways and make recommendations for preventing spills.
Misleading Information On Critters Harmed In Oil Spill
Misleading Information On Critters Harmed In Oil Spill
Misleading Information On Critters Harmed In Oil Spill
The damage to wildlife because of the ExxonMobil oil spill in the Yellowstone River seems small. Only about 20 critters have been observed covered with oil, but that count is misleading according to wildlife biologist Doug Inkley at the National Wildlife Federation.

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