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Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill
Source: Associated Press
Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill
AP foreign, Thursday October 31 2013
MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press= BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Montana and federal officials say they'll seek compensation from Exxon Mobil Corp. for natural resource damages caused by a crude oil spill into the Yellowstone River.
Thursday's announcement comes two years after an Exxon pipeline near Laurel broke during flooding and released 63,000 gallons of oil. More than 70 miles of riverbank were contaminated.
The state and Department of Interior say fish, birds and other wildlife and their habitat were harmed.
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