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Comprehensive News Feed for Driftwood, PA.

Results 1 - 13 of 13 in Driftwood, PA

  1. DEP, Mid-Cameron Authority Reach Agreement on New Sewage Treatment PlantRead the original story

    Mar 30, 2008 | GantDaily.com

    ... found to have excess levels of suspended solids, fecal coliform and other pollutants. The discharges entered the Driftwood branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. The authority will pay the fine to the Clean Water Fund in 13 installments ending in February ...

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    Related Topix: Emporium, PA, Cameron County, PA

  2. Wintry conditions caused a number of crashes

    Feb 11, 2008 | Ridgway Record

    ... on state Route 555 in Benezette Twp. According to police, a 2003 Jeep Cherokee, operated by Cindy Dempsey, 50, of Driftwood, was traveling east on SR 555 and struck a patch of ice on the roadway. Dempsey lost control of the vehicle and it crossed ...

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    Related Topix: Elk County, PA, Kane, PA, Brockway, PA, Johnsonburg, PA

  3. Outdoor Briefing - December 4, 2007Read the original story

    Dec 4, 2007 | The Morning Call

    ... hydroxide from three rail cars spilled into the Big Fill Run and flowed into Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. The spill contaminated soil, surface water, groundwater and wetlands and killed or injured fish ...

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  4. Norfolk Southern to Pay $7.35 Million to Settle Train Derailment CaseRead the original story

    Nov 18, 2007 | GantDaily.com

    ... and Development Council Inc. to support projects in the Sinnemahoning Portage Creek Watershed, and the Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed. Within the council, a stakeholders committee consisting of local public representatives, ...

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    Related Topix: Clearfield, PA, McKean, PA, Emporium, PA, Transportation, Railroads, Norfolk Southern, Meadville, PA

  5. Notebook: Pa. commission to open 'conservation season' on snow geeseRead the original story

    Nov 17, 2007 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... McKean and Cameron counties. The June 2006 derailment polluted Big Fill Run, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. Liquid sodium hydroxide, or caustic lye, spilled from 31 cars in the incident. Under terms of ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, McKean, PA

  6. RTS for Saturday, November 17, 2007

    Nov 16, 2007 | The Bradford Era - Bradford

    ... E8 engines from Philadelphia via Harrisburg to Sunbury and onward to Emporium, Erie, Pittsburgh, and back to Driftwood, Pa., where his caravan hooked up again on the Pennsylvania Railroad back to Philly. "It was the first passenger train on this ...

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  7. PFBC, McKean County D.A. Announce $7.35 Million Settlement For 2006 Pollution By DerailmentRead the original story

    Nov 16, 2007 | The Bud Angst Report

    ... County that polluted and killed fish and other aquatic life in Big Fill Run, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. As part of the agreement, Norfolk Southern will pay $3,675,000 each to the Pennsylvania Fish ...

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    Related Topix: McKean, PA, Cameron County, PA, Pennsylvania

  8. NS settles Pa. derailment case for $7.35 millionRead the original story

    Nov 16, 2007 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

    ... Thousands of fish were killed in three popular trout streams -- Big Fill Run, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. In all, about 30 miles of waterways were affected. "We think that this is a fair settlement ...

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  9. Norfolk Southern settles pollution case for $7.35 million

    Nov 16, 2007 | Indiana Gazette Online

    ... in three popular northwestern Pennsylvania trout streams - Big Fill Run, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. In all, about 30 miles of waterways were affected in McKean and Cameron counties. "We think that ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Norfolk Southern, McKean, PA

  10. Pennsylvania lye spill costly for NS

    Nov 16, 2007 | UTU News

    ... Creek, which is designated as an exceptional value and wild trout stream. It also affected the fisheries in the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. The effects of the spill were observed as far as 30 miles downstream from the derailment site, ...

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    Related Topix: Cameron County, PA, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Transportation, Railroads, Norfolk Southern

  11. Norfolk Southern to dish out $7.35 million in derailment case

    Nov 15, 2007 | The Bradford Era - Bradford

    ... County that polluted and killed fish and other aquatic life in Big Fill Run, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. McKean County District Attorney John Pavlock announced the settlement Thursday during a press ...

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    Related Topix: Emporium, PA, Cameron County, PA

  12. State reaches landmark $7.35M settlement for chemical spillRead the original story

    Nov 15, 2007 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... a June 2006 derailment that spilled 42,000 gallons of lye into Big Fill Run, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. The spill killed fish and other aquatic life, as well as terrestrial plants and animals. It ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Norfolk Southern

  13. Norfolk Southern to Pay $7.35 Million to Restore McKean, Cameron...Read the original story

    Nov 15, 2007 | PR Newswire

    ... and Development Council Inc. to support projects in the Sinnemahoning Portage Creek Watershed, and the Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed. Within the council, a stakeholders committee consisting of local public representatives, ...

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    Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA, Clearfield, PA, McKean, PA, Emporium, PA, Transportation, Railroads, Norfolk Southern