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Kentucky Stretch of Mississippi River Reopens After Oil Spill

A 17-mile stretch of Mississippi River in Kentucky has reopened with restrictions after it was closed following a collision between two tow boats that spilled more than 120,000 gallons of oil into the waterway, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday. …

Philippine Death Toll Rises in Worst Sea Tragedy in Five Years

Philippine authorities said the death toll from the collision of a passenger ferry and a cargo ship in Cebu province has increased to 52, making it the worst such tragedy for the country since June 2008. Sixty-eight people are still …

Quebec Gov’t. Orders MMA Railway, World Fuel to Pay for Train Crash Cleanup

The Quebec government has ordered the rail and fuel companies involved in a devastating train crash that killed 47 people in the town of Lac Megantic to pay for cleaning up the crude oil that spilled in the town and …