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Oil spill in Yellowstone River
Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 3:15PM
Photo Casey Page/Gazette Staff
An Exxon Mobile pipeline ruptured Friday Night releasing toxic oil for 30 minutes into the Yellowstone River. The release originated from a 12-inch crude pipeline that runs from Silver Tip to Billings.
The Billings Gazette is posting updates.
Exxon officials have estimated that up to 42,000 gallons of crude oil escaped.
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Reader Comments (1)
Lets hope Exxon takes care of their mistakes better than Enbridge!