The day before officials said they found out a sealant applied to railroad ties was the cause of the pollution. They told 6 News creosote was the chemical dripping into the river and it can ...

Chief Morris said smoke from the fire drifting downwind was a concern for the Chaffee and Rockview communities because creosote is used to treat/cure railroad ties at the facility. Crews conducted ...

Consider pairing the railroad’s slice of human history with some natural ecology at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park north of ...

BANGOR, Wis. (WXOW) - The Wisconsin DNR is holding a series of tours around the state highlighting the state’s forestry ...

The Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility, 2800 W. High St., treated railroad ties with creosote and other preservatives from 1907 until 2004. The facility resided on about 68 acres. Creosote is a ...

The Snaw-naw-as (Nanoose) First Nation is taking the Island Corridor Foundation and the federal government to court to force ...

For decades, the former Kerr-McGee plant used creosote to treat railroad ties. This led to runoff from the wastewater, contaminating the ground with cancer-causing chemicals. Multistate Trust ...

Sitting in the mayor’s chair with Joe Preston away, Coun. Steve Peters ripped the Canadian National Railway after a massive ...

Railroad ties are soaked in creosote, which, according to the EPA, may pose cancer risks and environmental hazards. Rammed earth uses a mixture of earth, sand, chalk, gravel, clay and other ...

Starting Sunday evening, Oct. 20, the Tomas Company will begin replacing old railroad ties in the Barr Trail Parking Lot. To ...

MANITOU SPRINGS — Starting Sunday evening, all of the old railroad ties in the Barr Trail Parking Lot will be replaced, according to the City of Manitou Springs. To ensure the safety for crews ...

Fire Prevention Officer Chief Kim Destun said that first responders were initially called to the massive fire on CN Rail ...