Oil Spill Dumps Thousands of Gallons of Oil Into the Yellowstone River
Yogi Bear would not be pleased to see the Yellowstone River turn black from as many as 50,000 barrels of oil released from a burst pipeline in Montana.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock declared a state of emergency on Jan. 18, following a spill of as many as 50,000 gallons of oil from a 12-inch pipeline operated by the Bridger Pipeline Co. that ruptured about 5 miles upstream from Glendive, Mont., threatening the drinking water of nearby residents. The state’s Department of Environmental Quality, along with EPA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are on site and helping manage the clean up.
