Showing posts with label Oil Trains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oil Trains. Show all posts

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Oil Trains Will Start Rolling Again in Oregon Just Weeks After Major Derailment

ClimateProgress
Less than three weeks after a fiery oil train derailment in Oregon spilled 42,000 gallons of crude into the Columbia River and forced the evacuation of hundreds,  the company behind the derailment announced that it would resume sending oil trains through the area. Story here.

Herbicide-resistant weeds now on 72 per cent of surveyed Manitoba fields, costing farmers $77M a year.

The Manitoba Co-Operator Four new resistant weed species have emerged since the last survey in 2016, and researchers say integrated weed man...