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Train Derails, Spills And Burns Oil In Columbia River Gorge
2016-06-06 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: A train carrying crude oil derailed Friday at the scenic Columbia River Gorge, spilling oil on the Oregon side of the river, which separates that state from Washington. At least one of the tanker cars burst into flames. Officials said on Saturday that 16 cars of a 96-car train had derailed and four caught fire. The derailment occurred near Mosier, a small town east of Portland, around noon local time. About 100 residents of Mosier remained under an evacuation order Saturday. It is not yet...
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Les invitamos a celebrar el festival Explorando el Columbia Slough
2016-06-06 19:25:34| PortlandOnline
Join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council at the Explorando festival on June 11
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Oil Train Derails in Columbia River Gorge, Rally Calls for Ban on Bomb Trains
2016-06-05 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A unit train carrying crude oil derailed near Mosier, Oregon, Friday. Mosier schools were evacuated and a large black plume of smoke filled the sky with visible flames. The train was carrying crude oil on the Union Pacific rail line. The placards on the train said 1267--signifying that the trains were carrying crude oil. "I never thought I`d see an oil train derail and burn in my community," Brett VandenHeuvel, executive director of Columbia Riverkeeper, said. "I watched in horror as the red...
Protest and oil sheen on Columbia river follow Oregon train derailment
2016-06-05 00:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environmental crews worked on Saturday to contain a sheen of oil that appeared in the Columbia river along the Washington-Oregon border after a Union Pacific train derailed and caught fire. Officials said there was no immediate indication of harm to wildlife. Sixteen of the 96 tank cars on the train derailed on Friday near Mosier, Oregon, about 70 miles east of Portland. Four burned, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the sky before firefighters were able to extinguish the flames a little...
British Columbia floods could be Canada's most costly natural disaster: Study
2016-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: A new study says the risk of a devastating flood in British Columbia's Lower Mainland is increasing due to rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change. The Fraser Basin Council says a major flood along the coast or the Fraser River could be the most costly natural disaster in Canadian history, with potential losses of about $32 billion. The group says in its report that flood risks are projected to worsen over the next 85 years, both in size and frequency. The report notes dikes...
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