Cleanup begins after asphalt binder spill into Montana's Yellowstone River after train derailment
In this photo provided ny Yellowstone River Research Center, Rocky Mountain College Environmental Science summer research student Josephine Eccher examines a mat of petroleum products more than 10 feet long and several inches thick along the Yellowstone River, June 30, 2023, near Columbus, Mont. The petroleum products spilled into the river when a railroad bridge over the river collapsed on June 24 and part of a freight train plunged into the water. (Kayhan Ostovar/Yellowstone River Research Center at Rocky Mountain College via AP)
In this photo provided by Alexis Bonogofsky, a dead bird lays in petroleum products cover areas along the banks of the Yellowstone River near Columbus, Mont., July 1, 2023, following a freight train wreck last week in which tank cars fell into the river when a bridge collapsed. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said cleanup efforts began on Sunday, July 2, with workers cooling the asphalt binder with river water, rolling it up and putting the globs into garbage bags. (Alexis Bonogofsky via AP)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Globs of asphalt binder that spilled into Montana's Yellowstone River during a bridge collapse and train derailment could be seen on islands and riverbanks downstream from Yellowstone National Park a week after the spill occurred, witnesses report....
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