Yellowstone River News

Freight Train Carrying Hot Asphalt, Molten Sulfur Plunges into Yellowstone River as Bridge Fails

COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) – A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below. The train cars were carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur, …

Montana Train Derailment Spills 31,000 Gallons of Gasoline

BRIDGER, Mont. (AP) — An evacuation warning is in place for residents near the small town of Bridger in south-central Montana after a train derailed and two fuel cars ruptured and leaked an estimated 31,000 gallons (117,000 liters) of gasoline, …

Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Spill

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled more than 50,000 gallons (240,000 liters) of crude into Montana’s Yellowstone River, fouling a small city’s drinking …

Floods Leave Yellowstone Landscape ‘Dramatically Changed’

RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. It took decades longer for humans to tame it enough for tourists to visit, often from the comfort of their cars. …

Montana River Pipeline Spill Claims Center Established

A claims center has been set up in Glendive, Mont., for people who suffered financial losses from a 30,000-gallon oil spill into the Yellowstone River. Pipeline owner Bridger Pipeline LLC of Casper, Wyo. will be responsible for any valid claims …

Montana to Confirm No Oil Left From 2011 Yellowstone Spill

Montana environmental officials are asking the public whether any crude oil from a 2011 spill into the Yellowstone River is still present in the soil. The Billings Gazette reported Friday the state Department of Environmental Quality wants the information before …

Exxon Mobil Expects Montana Spill to Cost $135M

Exxon Mobil said it expects that its response to a July oil spill into the Yellowstone River in Montana will cost about $135 million, the company said Friday. Exxon Mobil said it has reached compensation agreements with over 95 percent …