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August 23, 2016

BNSF to pay $75,000 fine for pollution

BELLINGHAM (AP) — State officials say BNSF Railway will pay $75,000 to settle a 2015 penalty for water quality violations.

The Department of Ecology said Monday the railway agreed to the fine for placing creosote-treated railroad ties in water during maintenance projects in Whatcom and Skagit counties.


 
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