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Aug. 22, 2023: Keeping oil off the tracks; Working to ensure safety in sports

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BNSF oil train
Matthew Brown/AP Photo
A BNSF Railway train hauls crude oil near Wolf Point, Mont. on Nov. 6, 2013

A federal judge has put the brakes on a plan that would allow trains to transport oil along the Colorado River, at least for now. Then, the Denver-based U.S. Center for SafeSport is tasked with investigating allegations of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in professional sports. And Boulder's Kara Goucher pulls back the curtain in the world of elite running.