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January 22, 2015

Ice stymies recovery of 40,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the Yellowstone River

  • The oil came from a ruptured 12-inch pipeline that runs from Canada to the town of Baker, Montana. The spill affected the water supply of the nearby town of Glendive.
    • By MATTHEW BROWN
    Associated Press

    BILLINGS, Mont. — Workers recovered about 10,000 gallons of oil from a ruptured pipeline that spilled crude into the Yellowstone River and contaminated a Montana city's drinking water.

    An estimated 40,000 gallons is still in the river and will be difficult to extract because of a thick layer of ice.


     
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