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Montana, Exxon Mobil Split Over River Oil Spill

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Montana, Exxon Mobil Split Over River Oil Spill
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The governor has moved Montana officials out of a joint command center overseeing response to the oil spill in the Yellowstone River, underscoring growing tension over the Exxon Mobile pipeline rupture.

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Air, soil, wells near Mont. oil spill to be tested

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Air, soil, wells near Mont. oil spill to be tested
share: digg facebook twitter (AP) — Indoor air, cropland soils and residential wells downstream of a Yellowstone River oil spill will be tested for contamination after residents raised concerns about hazards from the tens of thousands of gallons of crude that poured into the watercourse, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Air sampling along the river has not detected either of …

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No cause determined yet for Yellowstone River oil spill

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

No cause determined yet for Yellowstone River oil spill
Exxon Mobil continues to look for the cause of an oil spill into the Yellowstone River that has soiled miles of shoreline.

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