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Exxon must pay $1m 2011 spill into Montana's Yellowstone river
2015-06-13 04:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: US officials have rejected Exxon Mobils request to reconsider a $1m penalty imposed against the oil company over a 63,000-gallon crude spill into Montanas Yellowstone river. The US Department of Transportation on Friday ordered the Texas company to pay the penalty within 20 days at a hearing in Billings, Montana. Safety regulators said Exxon Mobil failed to adequately heed warnings that its 20-year-old Silvertip Pipeline was at risk from flooding. They said the company lacked procedures to...
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