Yellowstone River oil spill takes toll on wildlife- "The wildlife service had previously said that 19 oiled animals have been seen but not yet captured, including a bald eagle."-Click Here For Story
EPA reviews oil on Yellowstone River- "In its latest update on survey operations along the Yellowstone River, the EPA said it found 2.7 percent of the first 10 miles of river downstream from the pipeline break were heavily affected by oil. Less than 1 percent of the next 18 miles were observed to have heavy oil impacts, the agency said in a statement."- Click Here For Full Story.
Results expected soon from oil-tainted soil sample tests- "Cleanup along the Yellowstone River from the spill site in Laurel to the Yellowstone County line has been divided into 360 segments. Of those segments, 32 percent still need to be surveyed for cleanup, Merritt said."- Click Here For Full Story.
*Update 7/09/2011*
Yellowstone River Oil Spill Leaves Questions Unanswered for Exxon Mobil-"Exxon Mobil Company Pipeline Company`s President Gary Pruessing commented by saying that the company is doing everything they can to find the part of the pipe at the bottom of the Yellowstone River to fix it and they are doing all they can to clean up the spilled oil that now highlights the banks up and down the river."
Montana governor threatens lawsuit over oil (Reuters) - Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer continued on Friday to press Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) over an oil spill into the Yellowstone River and threatened to take the company to court as clean-up continued a week after the leak."
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*Update 7/08/2011*
New Video by CNN:
A Photo of Oil Spill at Yellowstone:
A group of about 20 people who own hundreds of acres in the area met last night and agreed they would fight for complete cleanup and restoration of their land, said Kelly Goodman, who owns 100 acres off the river. A week after the spill, owners say cleanup crews have yet to visit some farms and some want independent air testing" To read more on this story Click Here.
*7/07/2011*
TYT covers the Exxon Story about their lies and shows footage of damage:
*Update 7/05/2011
It seems this spill is very devastating even though Exxon seems to be in denial.
Click Here For-Yellowstone River Oil Spill Now Extends 150 Miles Downstream
" (Newser) – Exxon Mobil's Montana oil spill cleanup faces a big hurdle today as the swollen Yellowstone River peaks at Billings this afternoon. The rising water means that areas already cleaned may be re-contaminated, and the AP reports that Exxon officials acknowledged under fire yesterday that the scope of the disaster was at least five miles beyond the 10-mile radius it initially said was affected." More from this article here.*End Update*
*Update 7/04/2011*
The Independent just released this report: "The oil company Exxon Mobil faced a mixture of skepticism and outright hostility yesterday after its president claimed that no wildlife had been harmed in an accident which saw an estimated 1,000 barrels of crude oil spilled directly into one of the most scenic waterways in the American West." Click Here To Read More!
Never trust anything an oil company claims. Of course Exxon is going to try and make the spill seem like it's not a big deal. We've already witnessed how BP handled their spill, expect Exxon to do the same.
News Life Just released this report- Exxon claims spill damage limited, gov. doubtful.
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*Update 7/3/2011*
"Teams of federal and state workers fanned out Sunday along Montana's famed Yellowstone River to gauge the environmental damage from a ruptured Exxon Mobil pipeline that spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the waterway. " Link to new msn article here.
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Link to article here
Yellowstone river is now flooded with oil.
"In a statement Saturday, ExxonMobil said it was sending its North American Regional Response Team to the area to help with cleanup work, and that state and federal authorities had been alerted to the spill from the pipe belonging to the ExxonMobil Pipeline Company.
The company "deeply regrets this release and is working hard with local emergency authorities to mitigate the impacts of this release on the surrounding communities and to the environment," the statement said."
Over 140 workers are to be sent to the area to start the clean up.
I am sure some wildlife in the area will be effected if not already dead.
MSN just released an article on the spill! Click Here For Article.
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