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BBC NewsWoodburn forest: Infrastrata's drill operation ends without finding oilBBC NewsA controversial drilling operation in County Antrim has finished, apparently without hitting oil. The oil company Infrastrata announced the news on its website on Th
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ABC NewsThe Latest: Risk Downgraded to Oil Facility Near WildfireABC NewsAuthorities say a wildfire that's burning out of control in rugged coastal canyons west of Santa Barbara is now posing little risk to a nearby oil processing facility. Heavy winds
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Officials Performing Dye-Tracer Test in Review of Oil LeakABC NewsDominion spokesman Charles Penn says the dye is nontoxic. The dye may be visible between the Crystal City substation and Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary. A transformer failure Jan. 24 result
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ABC NewsWildfire Near California Oil Refinery Burning out of ControlABC NewsA California wildfire spurred by strong gusts mushroomed in size and burned out of control Thursday in a remote coastal area west of Santa Barbara, forcing the evacuation of hundre
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ABC NewsWildfire Near California Oil Facility Burning out of ControlABC NewsA fleet of aircraft dropped water and retardant to combat a wind-driven wildfire burning out of control Thursday in rugged coastal canyons west of Santa Barbara, where hundreds of
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OregonLive.comLeaders Ask Oregon, Washington Governors to Ban Oil-by-TrainABC NewsPortland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon and Washington to push Congress for a permanent ban on oil-by-rail in the wake of a fiery train
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kgw.comNorthwest Tribal Leaders Highlight Risks of Oil TrainsABC NewsLeaders of several Pacific Northwest tribes gathered Thursday near the site of last week's fiery oil train wreck in Oregon to condemn the shipping of fossil fuels through the Columbia
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OregonLive.comThe Latest: Oregon Leaders Want Temporary Stop to Oil TrainsABC NewsSeveral top Oregon leaders are calling for a temporary halt to oil train traffic in the Columbia River Gorge after Friday's fiery train wreck. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and
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OregonLive.comThe Latest: Oil Found in Wastewater Vault by Derailed TrainABC NewsA Washington state official says an unknown amount of oil has been discovered in a vault that feeds into a wastewater treatment plant for the town of Mosier, Oregon. Departmen
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kgw.comOil-Train Derailment, Fire Damaged Oregon City Water SystemABC NewsAn oil-train derailment and fire has damaged essential city services in a small Oregon town, authorities said Sunday. The Mosier waste water treatment plant and sewer system are not
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