Officials estimate 500K pounds of asphalt spilled into Yellowstone River
Officials with the unified command responding to the incident said crews have removed about 35,000 pounds of asphalt from the river as of Thursday night.
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Officials with the unified command responding to the incident said crews have removed about 35,000 pounds of asphalt from the river as of Thursday night.
There could be 300,000 to 500,000 pounds — plus or minus 25% — of asphalt that spilled into the Yellowstone River following a June 24 train wreck.
Cleanup crews have recovered 23,000 pounds of asphalt from Yellowstone River
Cleanup crews have recovered 23,000 pounds of asphalt from Yellowstone River
A rail car containing sulfur that plunged into the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapsed on June 24 has been removed, according to the accident's Unified Command.