Cleanup Begins at Montana Yellowstone River After Train Derailment Chemical Spill

Cleanup Begins at Montana Yellowstone River After Train Derailment Chemical Spill
Several train cars are immersed in the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse near Columbus, Mont., on June 24, 2023. Matthew Brown/AP Photo
Elizabeth Dowell
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Crews have begun cleaning up the asphalt binder that spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River during a bridge collapse and train derailment on June 24.

Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said cleanup efforts began on Sunday, with workers extracting the now gooey material from the river water by rolling it up and putting the globs into garbage bags. It will probably be recycled, said Paul Peronard with the EPA.

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