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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Feds offer exit plan for Montana town's asbestos cleanup
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Shutting off the spigot
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Yellowstone oil spills fuel Keystone line arguments
BILLINGS, Mont. - Oil pipeline accidents have become increasingly frequent in the U.S. as Congress presses the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline - a project that would pass near the spot where 30,000 gallons of crude spilled into Montana's Yellowstone River earlier this month.
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Report: Grouse need 3-mile drilling buffer
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'Welcomed with prayers'
BILLINGS, Mont. - A group of Yellowstone National Park bison is due to finally arrive at a permanent home on a northeastern Montana American Indian reservation on Thursday, almost a decade after they were captured and spared from slaughter.
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Fewer grizzlies dying in Yellowstone area
BILLINGS, Mont. - Fewer threatened grizzly bears are being killed in and around Yellowstone National Park, and scientists said Wednesday their numbers appear to be holding stable as officials consider lifting protections for the animals.
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Montana orders drilling limits to help sage grouse
BILLINGS, Mont. - Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday ordered restrictions on future oil drilling and other activities blamed for driving down sage grouse numbers, bringing Montana into step with other states across the West rushing to head off federal intervention for the ground-dwelling bird.
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Yellowstone grizzly, people run-ins drop in 2013
BILLINGS, Mont. - Conflicts between humans and grizzly bears in the region around Yellowstone National Park eased up slightly last year, yet the long-term trend still points to more potentially dangerous interactions as populations of both bruins and people increase.
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Protection removal suffers setback
BILLINGS, Mont. - A proposal to lift federal protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. suffered a significant setback Friday as an independent review panel said the government is relying on unsettled science to make its case.
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Wildfires burn homes, cause injuries
BILLINGS — Rapidly-expanding wildfires across a broad swath of southern Montana have caused injuries and burned more homes, buildings and vehicles, authorities said Thursday, as firefighters struggled to contain the flames amid hazardous conditions.
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