Pipeline Leak Pours Oil into Yellowstone River

After a 12 inch pipe carrying crude oil broke, around 50,000 gallons were released into the surrounding environment. Some of the oil has reached the Yellowstone River and signs can be seen miles down stream. Efforts are being made to reduce the oils impact on the environment and ensure public safety down stream. This is nothing new as in 2011 an Exxon Mobile pipeline broke leaking 63,000 gallons polluting a large stretch of shore. Read the Guardian article here. 

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