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Montana city to hear if water safe to drink after oil spill
2015-01-22 20:30:47| Waste Management - Topix.net
Initial tests show water supplies in a Montana city show no sign of a cancer-causing element for the first time since they were contaminated by a weekend crude oil spill, a state official said Thursday, raising hopes that thousands of residents can soon start drinking from their taps. Glendive's water no longer shows elevated levels of benzene, a carcinogenic component of oil, in tests taken from fire hydrants, said Jeni Garcin with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
Montana city to hear if water safe to drink after oil spill
2015-01-22 20:30:46| Waste Management - Topix.net
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. - Initial tests show water supplies in a Montana city show no sign of a cancer-causing element for the first time since they were contaminated by a weekend crude oil spill, a state official said Thursday, raising hopes that thousands of residents can soon start drinking from their taps.
Sundarbans still reeling from effects of December oil spill
2015-01-21 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Last month, an estimated 350,000 liters of fuel oil spilled into the Sundarbans delta on the Bay of Bengal. An oil tanker that had collided with a cargo vessel on December 9th sank into the Shela River, spilling its oil into a protected sanctuary for the rare and endangered Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) and the Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica). The navigation route through Shela River had been unauthorized, yet about 200 boats and ships carrying cargo or oil would ply...
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Yellowstone river suffers oil spill
2015-01-21 05:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An Exxon Mobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone river in Montana ruptured on Saturday, leaking hundreds of barrels of oil and causing a 25-mile (40km) plume that has fouled the riverbank. The breach in south-central Montana led to the temporary evacuation of hundreds of residents along a 20-mile stretch of the river, a key tourist attraction in the region that runs through the famous national park of the same name. Cleanup crews deployed booms and absorbent material as the plume moved...
Carcinogen Benzene Found in Water Supply in Montana Town Following Weekend Oil Spill
2015-01-21 05:34:33| Waste Management - Topix.net
After a Saturday oil spill, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality said Tuesday that elevated levels of the carcinogen benzene were found near ... -- The first clip released from the documentary filmed during Dennis Rodman's controversial trip to North Korea shows how the former NBA star didn't seem to know wh... . LINCOLN - As one of his first actions of taking office, Attorney General Doug Peterson advanced an existing section of agriculture and environmental issues within the Con... DETROIT _ Dominic Raiola's agent says the Detroit Lions have told the veteran center he is not part of their plans next season.
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