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Fire burns at the scene of a train derailment, near Mount Carbon, W.Va, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP/Bob Aaron)

Big Oil's explosive week

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(Screenshot, the Associated Press)

Oil train derails, explodes

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Spill threatens water safety

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In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 photo, smoke rises from railway cars carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson) (AP)

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This Dec. 30, 2013 file photo shows a fireball going up at the site of an oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)

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(AP/Luann Hunt)

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