An Oil Train is On Fire in the Columbia River Gorge. Opponents Have Long Warned That Would Happen

Portland Mercury:

Shortly after noon today, a Union Pacific train hauling oil-filled tank cars derailed near the tiny town of Mosier, closing down I-84 east of Hood River, forcing the evacuation of schools, and sending a massive black plume into the sky.

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