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 garb…
July 2, 2023
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Cleanup begins after asphalt binder spill into Montana's Yellowstone River after train derailment
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.