Exxon agrees to pay millions for Yellowstone River spill
BILLINGS,
Mont. (AP) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million for
environmental damages caused by a pipeline break that spilled 63,000
gallons (238,474 liters) of oil into Montana's Yellowstone River and
prompted a national debate over lax pipeline safety rules, officials
said Wednesday.
The
payment is meant to settle claims from the U.S. and state governments
that the