Monday, September 13, 2010

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge oil spill

Train derails on refuge, spills fuel oil
Written by T.S. Last   
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 06:00


While the eyes of the nation have been focused on the Gulf oil spill, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge now has to contend with its own oil spill and environmental disaster. A Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad train derailed about an hour after
sunrise Tuesday morning (July 27) at the southern end of the refuge, when a trestle collapsed. Although no injuries were reported, some environmental damage inevitably occurred.....continued...