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EPA: No big groundwater concerns after Iowa oil train spill, but cleanup continues

It's estimated that 230,000 gallons of crude oil poured into floodwaters in northwestern Iowa this past Friday, after an oil train derailed there on its way from Canada to Oklahoma. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer checked in with EPA on-scene coordinator Joe Davis for an update on the cleanup process.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Crude oil leaks into floodwaters after train derails in Iowa

Crude oil leaks into floodwaters after train derails in Iowa

A freight train derailed in northwest Iowa on Friday, leaking crude oil into flooded fields flanking the tracks and raising concerns about the possible contamination of residential water supplies downstream, officials said.
by Associated Press

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Double the heroism: St. Paul riverfront workers come to the rescue, again

Double the heroism: St. Paul riverfront workers come to the rescue, again

Railroad and barge employees who work along the Mississippi River in St. Paul helped rescue two boys from the river on Thursday. For some, it was their second act of heroism in as many months.
by Nina Moini

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2 boys rescued from Mississippi River in St. Paul

2 boys rescued from Mississippi River in St. Paul

Several railroad and barge workers near Raspberry Island in St. Paul jumped into action to save two boys from drowning Thursday afternoon.
by Nina Moini

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Poison control warns about fire colorant product

As the summer campfire season picks up Minnesota Poison Control has a warning about a product used to generate colored flames.
by The Associated Press

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Divers search Indonesian lake for 192 missing after sinking

The boat was five times over its passenger capacity of 43 and equipped with only 45 life jackets, Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and National Search and Rescue Agency chief Muhammad Syaugi told a news conference.
by The Associated Press

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NW Wisconsin dam failure near MN border triggers flooding

A flash flood warning has been issued for Markville, Minn., in northeastern Minnesota near the Wisconsin border after a likely dam break on the Tamarack River north of Danbury, Wis.
by MPR News Staff

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