First, Exxon officials apparently said damage was limited to the ten miles of river just below the break, but now they’ve been forced to back away from that claim. Cynical types wonder if they’re not already maneuvering to reduce their liability, but it’s wholly possible they’re clueless.

Then the Button Valley Bugle publishes a history of some of Exxon’s Montana spills.

See you on the river (well, not that river), Tom Chandler.