Derailed Train Spills 230,000 Gallons of Crude Into Flooded Iowa River

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By Olivia RosaneJun 25, 2018, 7:27 am120 pts
A train derailment spilled 230,000 gallons of crude oil into an already-flooded Iowa river Friday, endangering downstream drinking water, the Des Moines Register reported Sunday. Thirty-two cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train derailed, 14 of which leaked crude oil into the Rock River in Doon,…

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