BILLINGS, Mont., July 19 (UPI) -- Cleanup of the Yellowstone River in Montana is under way and wildlife officials are trying to rescue oiled animals, including a bald eagle, the EPA said.
The 12-inch Silvertip oil pipeline near Billings, Mont., ruptured July 1, spilling about 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River. The Billings Gazette in 2006 reported that Exxon Mobil, the owner of the pipeline, was pumping oil from tar sands in Canada through the Silvertip pipeline.