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Thursday
May222014

Central Oregon Grapples With Rising Oil Train Safety Risks

DateThursday, May 22, 2014 at 12:00AM

Photo of an oil train on the Deschutes River May 4 courtesy of Friends of the Gorge.

A growing number of oil trains are now moving south along Central Oregon’s Deschutes River, presenting a new risk for oil spills along one of Oregon’s most iconic rivers and new safety concerns for communities in the region.

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