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Exxon Mobil to pay $12 million for oil spill
BILLINGS — Exxon Mobil Corp. will pay $12 million for environmental damages caused by a pipeline break that spilled 63,000 gallons of crude oil into Montana's Yellowstone River and prompted a national debate over lax pipeline safety rules, officials said Wednesday.
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Man dies in acidic hot spring: 'No remains left to recover'
Rangers suspended their attempts on Wednesday to recover the body of a man who wandered from a designated boardwalk and fell into an acidic hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, another in a string of incidents raising concerns over visitor behavior.
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Big Montana crowd greets Trump in Billings
BILLINGS — A crowd of thousands, buoyed by word that Donald Trump had just locked down the Republican presidential nomination, gathered in a Billings arena Thursday to cheer the New York businessman and his unlikely ascent to the top of his party.
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Toxicity covers three states
DURANGO, Colo. - Toxic waste that gushed from a Colorado mine and threatened downstream water supplies in at least three states will continue to be dangerous when contaminated sediment gets stirred up from the river bottom, authorities said Wednesday, suggesting there is no easy fix to what could be a …
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Officials: Oil train didn't speed before Montana derailment
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Mining proposal receives scrutiny
BILLINGS, Mont. - The U.S. Forest Service is considering a more stringent analysis of a mining proposal near Yellowstone National Park after receiving thousands of public comments on the 2,500-acre project, according to an agency spokeswoman.
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Coal plant operator: Colstrip remains profitable for now
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Colstrip gets new operator as PPL spins off Montana assets
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Police investigate after teen shoots friend through window
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Video shows mother bear rushing toward tourists in Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. - Dramatic video captured by a Montana wildlife official shows a mother black bear with cubs running toward a knot of camera-clicking tourists as the animals try to cross a bridge in Yellowstone National Park.
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