Townspeople rally to demand halt to shipping of volatile oil by railBooms deployed on river to contain spill from unknown sourceEnvironmental 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 instant indication of harm to wildlife. Related: Train carrying oil derails near Oregon's Columbia river gorge Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com