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Senators Grill Regulators, ExxonMobil About Montana Oil Spill
The Yellowstone River (photo by Sean Munson via Flickr)(Billings, MT – Yellowstone Public Radio) At a Senate hearing this morning, Montana Senator Max Baucus grilled federal regulators and oil company...
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ConocoPhillips Megaloads Set To Resume
A ConocoPhillips spokesman says its idled megaload shipments will resume travel through Montana Monday, shortly after midnight. The move comes even as judge recently blocked a much larger shipment by...
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Federal Legislation Could Force Farmers To Get a Commercial Driver's License
(Photo: (cc) by Flickr user cupcakes2)(Billings, Montanta) A federal proposal to require that farmers have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) before they can drive their tractors or other farm...
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ConocoPhillips Megaload Poised For Last Leg To Montana Refinery
(Billings, MT - YPR) The last load of refinery equipment bound for the ConocoPhillips facility in Billings, MT is poised to leave for the final leg of what has been a months long, 5,200 mile...
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US DOT Says No To Commercial Drivers Licenses For Farmers
(Billings, MT – YPR) – The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said today it has no intention of requiring farmers and ranchers to obtain a commercial...
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Keystone XL Pipeline Officials Say Safety Is The Priority
(Billings, MT-YPR) The developers of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline say they already had included safety measures meant to prevent the type of pipeline break that spilled an estimated 1,000 barrels...
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Montana Rolls Out Statewide Program to Crackdown on DUI
(Billings, MT – YPR) – Montana’s largest county has a new tool to crack down on repeat DUI offenders. A new law went into effect October 1, 2011 that allowed the 24/7 Sobriety Program to go...
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Bisons Jam Montana Traffic
(photo by Jackie Yamanaka/Yellowstone Public Radio)Traffic: it's different in Montana than in other parts of the country. TN correspondent Jackie Yamanaka reported that she experienced a "small bison...
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Specialty License Plates Generate Revenue -- and Controversy
Montana license plate (photo by Spappy.joneS via Flickr)(Billings, MT-Yellowstone Public Radio) Most motorists face a daunting choice when they renew their license plates at their local motor vehicle...
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Automobile Recycling Harvests Platinum
(Columbus, MT – YPR) – The world’s supply of the precious metals platinum and palladium comes from underground mines in Montana, Russia, Africa -- or from underneath your vehicle.Platinum, Palladium...
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Grand Teton National Park Nighttime Speed Limit Reduction To Save Wildlife
Grand Teton National Park (photo courtesy of the National Park Service)(Billiings, MT – YPR) – Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) officials permanently reduced the nighttime speed limit to 45 miles per...
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Without Keystone XL Pipeline, Railroads See Boom Time from Bakken
Map of Bakken Shale Oil Formation. (Source: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy online at http://1.usa.gov/tVTFtv)(Billings, MT – YPR) – Railroads are benefiting from the...
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Extreme Weather Events in 2011 Costing Federal Highway Officials Hundreds of...
Spring 2011 floods damaged a bridge in Ryegate, Montana (photo by MontanaTom1950 via Flickr)(Billings, MT-YPR) When U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the Federal Highway...
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States Seeking Enviro Friendly De-icers To Prevent Corrosion
Approach to a Billings, MT overpass(Billings, MT – YPR) – The Montana Department of Transportation uses a “green” anti-corrosion inhibitor in its liquid chemical road de-icer.The state agency recently...
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Montana Receives TIGER III Grant To Improve Transportation Hub
An eastbound container train rolls through Shelby, Montana (photo by Hoopy2342 via Flickr)(Billings, MT – YPR) – The Port of Northern Montana was awarded a nearly $10 million Department of...
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YEAR IN REVIEW MONTANA: Oil Boom in Canada Brings Megaloads South of the Border
A megaload moves through Montana (photo by Jackie Yamanaka/YPR)(Billings, MT-YPR) The oil boom in Canada’s Tar Sands field and an oil refinery upgrade brought megaloads--huge shipments of drilling...
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Montana Among States To Crack Down on Drunk Driving in 2011
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Haynes died after he was hit head-on by a drunk driver while on duty in 2009. (Billings, MT – YPR) – Montana joined a handful of states in the crackdown on drunk...
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Montana To Parents, Kids: We Know It's Winter -- But You Can Still Walk &...
(Billings, MT – YPR) – A Montana school launched a walk/bike to school initiative -- even though it's January.Nicole Chakos is the acting president of the Highland Elementary Parent Teacher Student...
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Backers of the Keystone XL Vow To Continue To Push For The Pipeline
Transcanada's Map of the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline(Billings, MT – YPR) – Montana’s Congressional delegation is critical of President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline....
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Rural College Campuses Solve Student Transportation Challenges With Shuttles...
MSU-Billings students arriving on campus from the new shuttle service(Billings, MT – YPR) – The car-centric West poses a challenge for college students who arrive on campus without a car. Public...
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