Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Pipelines Undergoing Repairs In Northern Wyoming

Energy companies say some repairs are already underway after federal regulators revealed some oil and other hazardous liquid pipelines near Montana and northern Wyoming waterways could be at increased risk of failure. Many of the pipelines were installed decades ago in shallow trenches just a few feet beneath riverbottoms. Erosion caused in part by record flooding has since exposed the lines or left them buried under minimal cover.

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