BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR POLLUTES DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON…..POOR STEWARDSHIP.
” Hundreds — perhaps thousands — of old creosote-soaked railroad ties dumped along a 30-mile stretch of the Deschutes River may be removed in coming months thanks to persistent cage-rattling by Eugene businessman and clean-water enthusiast John Brown.”
“A derivative of coal tar, creosote contains hundreds of different chemicals, many of them polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Some PAHs are toxic to aquatic organisms and designated as hazardous pollutants….” EUGENE REGISTER GUARD POOR RESPONSE BY THE STATE OF OREGON
