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Groton Daily Independent
Thursday, Nov. 02, 2017 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 116 ~ 10 of 44
News from the
CSX, state reach settlement on fuel spill from derailment
COVINGTON, Va. (AP) — Railroad company CSX Corp. has reached a settlement with Virginia environ- mental regulators over a derailment in Covington that sent fuel into the Jackson River.
The Roanoke Times reports that as part of a consent order with the Department of Environmental Qual- ity, CSX will pay a ne of $2,125. The company also will conduct monthly river monitoring and submit reports four times a year to the state.
The derailment happened in October 2016 in a rail yard. A hole was punched in a fuel tank, and about 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled.
The newspaper says no sh were killed, but regulators noted a discolored sheen on the water’s surface.
The enforcement action won’t be nal until the end of a public comment session, which runs through Nov. 15.
CSX has headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Information from: The Roanoke Times, http://www.roanoke.com
Reward of up to $5,000 for help nding killer of pelican
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) — An animal rights group is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for killing a pelican in Alabama found with black electrical tape wrapped around its beak and a rope wrapped around one wing and its feet.
Authorities are investigating but have yet to make an arrest, which prompted the People for the Ethi- cal Treatment of Animals to offer the reward. PETA Vice president Colleen O’Brien is urging anyone with information to contact Alabama Ecological Services at 251-441-5787.
The dead bird was found on Pelican Point in Baldwin County the weekend of Oct. 14.
The federal Fish and Wildlife Service says that Brown and American White pelicans are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes actions such as taking, buying or selling the animals illegal.
SD Lottery
By The Associated Press
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
Dakota Cash
09-10-11-14-24
(nine, ten, eleven, fourteen, twenty-four) Estimated jackpot: $31,000
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $48 million
Powerball
03-06-19-26-44, Powerball: 1, Power Play: 2
(three, six, nineteen, twenty-six, forty-four; Powerball: one; Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $52 million