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Yellowstone River swells after oil spill

The river is swollen with melted runoff from heavy winter snowfalls, traveling through Montana and North Dakota and emptying into the Missouri River.

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July 6, 2011

Cleanup workers unload oil-absorbent material at a staging area alongside the Yellowstone River in Billings, Mont. An Exxon Mobil pipeline near Laurel, Mont., ruptured Friday and spilled up to 42,000 gallons of crude into the Yellowstone.

Jim Urquhart / AP

A cleanup worker use oil-absorbent material alongside the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont.

July 6, 2011

A cleanup worker use oil-absorbent material alongside the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont.

Jim Urquhart / AP

A view of oil and water in the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont.

July 5, 2011

A view of oil and water in the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont.

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Oil swirls in a flooded gravel pit in Lockwood, Mont., after a pipeline break. The Exxon Mobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river.

Oil swirls in a flooded gravel pit in Lockwood, Mont., after a pipeline break. The Exxon Mobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river.

Larry Mayer / BILLINGS GAZETTE VIA AP

Crews work to clear oil along the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont. The Yellowstone River swelled above flood levels Tuesday, raising fears that the surge will push thousands of gallons of oil spilled from a broken pipeline into undamaged areas and prolong cleanup efforts as crude seeps downstream and into back channels.

July 5, 2011

Crews work to clear oil along the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont. The Yellowstone River swelled above flood levels Tuesday, raising fears that the surge will push thousands of gallons of oil spilled from a broken pipeline into undamaged areas and prolong cleanup efforts as crude seeps downstream and into back channels.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oil swirls in a flooded gravel pit in Lockwood, Mont.

July 2, 2011

Oil swirls in a flooded gravel pit in Lockwood, Mont.

Casey Page / BILLINGS GAZETTE VIA AP

Cleanup crews work to collect oil from along the Yellowstone River on Monday.

July 4, 2011

Cleanup crews work to collect oil from along the Yellowstone River on Monday.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Exxon Mobil contractor cleans up oil along the banks of the Yellowstone River.

July 3, 2011

An Exxon Mobil contractor cleans up oil along the banks of the Yellowstone River.

Matthew Brown / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleanup crews work to clear oil from along the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont.

July 5, 2011

Cleanup crews work to clear oil from along the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

A sheen of oil can be seen in the water on property owned by Jim Swanson in Laurel, Mont.

July 4, 2011

A sheen of oil can be seen in the water on property owned by Jim Swanson in Laurel, Mont.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Laurel, Mont., home of Robert Castleberry is flooded and contaminated with oil.

July 5, 2011

The Laurel, Mont., home of Robert Castleberry is flooded and contaminated with oil.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleanup crews work to clear oil from along the Yellowstone River.

July 5, 2011

Cleanup crews work to clear oil from along the Yellowstone River.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleanup crews use an absorbent boom to collect oil.

July 4, 2011

Cleanup crews use an absorbent boom to collect oil.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rancher and environmental activist Mike Scott, right, confronts Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. President Gary Pruessing about the spill.

July 4, 2011

Rancher and environmental activist Mike Scott, right, confronts Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. President Gary Pruessing about the spill.

Matthew Brown / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) tours oil sites affected by the oil spill in Laurel, Mont.

July 5, 2011

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) tours oil sites affected by the oil spill in Laurel, Mont.

Jim Urquhart / ASSOCIATED PRESS

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