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Exxon Challenging $1.7M Penalty for Montana Pipeline Break

Representatives of Exxon Mobil Corp. were scheduled to appear at a Wednesday hearing with federal regulators to contest $1.7 million in proposed civil penalties for a Montana oil spill. The penalties stem from a 2011 Exxon pipeline break that spilled …

Few Pipeline Plans Account for River Risks

Federal officials investigating a pipeline break that spilled 1,500 barrels of oil into a Montana river said Wednesday that few companies take river erosion and other risks into account when evaluating pipeline safety. In recent months, several companies have completed …