OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF will pay a $1.5 million settlement to the Environmental Protection Agency over a 2018 derailment that led to an Iowa oil spill, the Associated Press reports.
About 160,000 gallons of oil reached floodwaters near Doon, Iowa, in June 2018 after heavy rains washed out a BNSF line and flooded the Little Rock River, leading to the derailment of a train bound from Canada to Stroud, Okla. The EPA said the spill violated federal water regulations; BNSF denied fault, with both parties saying they agreed to the settlement to avoid costly litigation.
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