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Feds: ExxonMobil delay made Yellowstone River oil spill worse

January 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.’s response to a major pipeline break beneath Montana’s Yellowstone River made an oil spill far worse than it otherwise would have been, federal regulators said in a new report. Continue Reading

Teens take vehicle, flee cops, hit gas meter; Regency West evacuated

October 25, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR Two young men suspected of a robbery fled from Willmar police early Thursday morning, causing a major gas leak that required the evacuation of half of the residents of the Regency West mobile home park.
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Robbery suspects flee from Willmar, Minn, Police, hit gas main; trailer park evacuated

October 25, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR Two young men suspected of a robbery fled from Willmar Police early this morning, causing a major gas leak that required the evacuation of half of the residents of the Regency West mobile home park. Continue Reading

Gas leak forces evacuation in Olivia, Minn., including nursing home

September 13, 2012 in West Central Tribune

OLIVIA The Olivia Police Department evacuated the northwest corner of the community for a couple hours Thursday afternoon, including residents of the Golden Living Center nursing facility, due to a report of a gas leak.
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Leak coats 10 acres near South Heart in oil mist

April 12, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

SOUTH HEART As employees of a Denver-based drilling company vigorously sprayed down oil-glazed equipment on a rig northwest of South Heart on Thursday, a concerned landowner sat quietly in a nearby pick-up and gazed at the discolored chunk of his land blanketed by an oil spill that took place the previous afternoon. Continue Reading

Diesel fuel pipeline leak near Aberdeen being cleaned up

February 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic

ABERDEEN (AP) A spokesman for NuStar Energy says it could take as long as 10 days to clean up diesel after a pipeline leak a couple of miles north of Aberdeen. Continue Reading

Crews cleaning up diesel after pipeline leak near Aberdeen

February 21, 2012 in The Daily Republic

ABERDEEN (AP) Crews are cleaning up diesel fuel after a pipeline leak north of Aberdeen. Continue Reading

Chlorine bleach leak nuclear plant in Minnesota

January 5, 2012 in West Central Tribune

Operators of the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing, Minn., issued an alert early Thursday after workers discovered chlorine bleach leaking from a tank. Continue Reading

Chlorine bleach leak nuclear plant in Minnesota

January 5, 2012 in West Central Tribune

Operators of the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing, Minn., issued an alert early Thursday after workers discovered chlorine bleach leaking from a tank. Continue Reading

Royal Dutch Shell trying to stop oil spill leak at North Sea platform

August 18, 2011 in The Daily Republic

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday an operation is under way to stop the leak at its Gannet Alpha platform following the worst North Sea oil spill in more than a decade.
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