Hoping spills don't become old hat in MT

Oil has once again fouled the Yellowstone River.

And this time around it’s not so shocking.

Nearly two years ago a broken pipeline near Laurel leaked 50,000 gallons of crude oil into the river. Another pipeline ruptured earlier this week near Glendive spilling another 50,000 gallons into the longest undammed river in the lower 48.

Traces of benzene, a cancer-causing agent, have been detected in the drinking water in Glen-dive. Bottled water is being supplied to the town’s nearly 6,000 residents

Failing infrastructure, including pipelines, are suspected in both spills. You would think the oil c...