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Re: Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations
Oil spill in Yellowstone River fouls water, miles of shoreline; cleanup under way
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Re: Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations
Tim Thennis, a spokesman for the Montana Disaster and Emergency Services division, provided that initial estimate. He added that although no cause of the spill has been determined, it's possible that heavy flooding affecting that part of the U.S. could have played a part. Thennis said that flooding is also interfering with the clean-up effort, meaning the oil could reach the Missouri River, of which the Yellowstone is a tributary, making the task even more difficult for emergency responders. Montana emergency officials have notified officials in North Dakota that the oil could be heading their way, Tennis said.
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Re: Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations
Flood surge could spread Yellowstone River oil spill
High water levels possibly caused 20-year-old pipeline to rupture
Crews responsible for cleaning up the oil spill on the Yellowstone River faced difficult conditions Tuesday as the scenic waterway rose above flood stage and raised fears that surging currents will push crude into undamaged areas and back channels that are home to some of the best fish habitat in the world.
Conditions on the swollen river have prevented a thorough assessment and hampered efforts to find the cause of Friday's break in the 12-inch pipeline that spilled an estimated 1,000 barrels of crude oil.
Exxon Mobil Corp. and federal officials said they have only seen oil about 25 miles downstream from the site of the break near Laurel, but Schweitzer said he believes it has traveled hundreds of miles to North Dakota.
"At seven miles per hour, some oil is already in North Dakota. That's a given," Schweitzer said. "I'm asking everyone to get out there and report what you see on the river."
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Re: Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations
Oil leak not sealed as quickly as Exxon claimed
Company offers another clarification of its response and assessment of Yellowstone River spill
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