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No Sign of Threat From Hazardous Train That Plunged Into Montana River

Preliminary testing of water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River on Montana where train cars carrying hazardous materials fell into the waterway following a bridge collapse did not indicate any threat to the public, state and …

Cleanup on Montana Train Derailment Spill Tough Going

Crews could face a difficult cleanup task after a 25-car train derailment spilled powdered clay and cases of beer beside a scenic western Montana river, leaving some cars off the tracks in a narrow, century-old tunnel with limited access, officials …

Washington Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auction Raises $300M

Washington state’s first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances has generated an estimated $300 million as companies, consumers and the Legislature get a glimpse of the cost of emitting greenhouse gases that are increasing climate catastrophes. The Department of Ecology announced …

Dam Owner Fined $1M in Field Turf Pollution of Washington River

A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and the tiny rubber …

Pipeline Operator Agrees to $50M California Spill Settlement

A pipeline operator has agreed to pay $50 million to thousands of Southern California fishermen, tourism companies and property owners who sued after an offshore oil spill last year near Huntington Beach. A proposed settlement between Amplify Energy Corp., which …

Cleanup of Large Yellowstone Gasoline Spill Continues

Cleanup continued after a fuel pup trailer rolled onto its side in Yellowstone National Park last week and spilled gasoline, park officials said. The accident, which happened at about 4 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 191 in the western side …

New Mexico Oilfield Regulators Reach $1.8M Settlement with XTO

State oil and gas regulators say they have reached a financial settlement with XTO Permian Operating to resolve violation notices at wastewater injection sites in southeastern New Mexico. The Oil Conservation Division this week announced that XTO will pay nearly …

Tanker in Yellowstone Spills Nearly 5,000 Gallons of Gasoline

A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over and spilled an estimated 4,800 gallons, officials said. An investigation was underway to determine whether any of the unleaded gas entered an area creek. The truck’s driver lost control …

EPA Moves to End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad

Environmental regulators are moving to end a years-long cleanup along dozens of miles of railroad in two northwestern Montana communities where lung-damaging asbestos from mining has been blamed in hundreds of deaths. The asbestos came from mining vermiculite that was …

Safeguards for Leaking California Oil Pipe’s Not Fully Working

The ruptured offshore pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off the Southern California coast this fall did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time, according to a report obtained by The …