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Oil Train Concerns in the Pacific Northwest
Plans are underway to build several port terminals in the Pacific Northwest that would transfer North Dakota oil from trains onto ships bound for West Coast refineries, but the recent oil train disaster in Quebec may put the brakes on the proposed projects.
Record Settlement in West Virginia Mining Explosion
At $210 million dollars it’s the biggest settlement in the history of US mining disasters. But will it change the culture that led to the deaths of 29 West Virginia men? The Takeaway speaks to West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall about the Upper Big Branch mining disaster.
Natural Disasters Cost US $32 Billion in 2011 So Far
Though we’re only halfway through 2011, natural disasters have already cost the U.S. $32 billion, and that number will continue to climb. Over the weekend, the Suris River crested in Minot, North Dakota, leaving 4,000 homes underwater. Fewer than 400 residents of the city–the state’s fourth largest–have flood insurance. North Dakota has the lowest unemployment […]
Memphis Residents and Emergency Management Monitor Mississippi
This morning Tennessee emergency management agencies and Memphis area citizens are closely monitoring the Mississippi River as flood waters reach near record levels. Around 7pm Monday Night, the Mississippi River crested at 48 feet, its highest since the floods of 1927. Experts expect the waters to stay at that level for at least the next […]