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Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup workers are gone and a mess remains. (Aug. 24) (AP Video/Matthew Brown)

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Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press
Wed,08/23/23-11:42PM , 188 Reads
REED POINT, Mont. (AP) — Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup workers are gone and a mess remains.
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Unidentified road workers wear protective gear against possible asbestos contamination as they load material from a road resurfacing project in downtown Libby, Mont., April 28, 2011. A health clinic in the Montana town that's plagued by deadly asbestos contamination is liable for almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false claims for government benefits. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

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Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims
By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press
Wed,08/09/23-10:36AM , 173 Reads
BILLINGS, Mont.
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Unidentified road workers wear protective gear against possible asbestos contamination as they load material from a road resurfacing project in downtown Libby, Mont., April 28, 2011. A health clinic in the Montana town that's plagued by deadly asbestos contamination is liable for almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false claims for government benefits. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

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Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims
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Sat,07/22/23-6:23PM , 315 Reads
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims, a judge ruled.
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Several train cars are immersed in the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse near Columbus, Mont., on Saturday, June 24, 2023. The bridge collapsed overnight, causing a train that was traveling over it to plunge into the water below. Authorities on Sunday were testing the water quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where mangled cars carrying hazardous materials remained after crashing into the waterway. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

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Tar balls are being found 100 miles downstream from Yellowstone River train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press
Fri,07/21/23-4:55PM , 91 Reads
LAUREL, Mont.
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