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The charred remains of a tree stand in a swamp near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. A train carrying nearly 3 million gallons of oil derailed and burned at the site in November 2013, resulting in the damage. Environmental regultors say cleanup and containment work is continuing, but critics contend the Alabama accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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Crude oil seeps into water in a swamp near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. A train carrying nearly 3 million gallons of oil crashed at the site in November 2013, resulting in the pollution. Environmental regultors say cleanup and containment work is continuing, but critics contend the Alabama accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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A barrier meant to contain spilled crude oil stands partially submerged in a swamp near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. A tanker train carrying nearly 3 million gallons of oil derailed and burned at the site in November 2013, resulting in the pollution. Environmental regultors say cleanup and containment work is continuing, but critics contend the Alabama accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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Material meant to contain spilled crude oil lines the side of a railroad bed in a swamp near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. A train carrying nearly 3 million gallons of oil derailed and burned at the site in November 2013, resulting in the pollution. Environmental regultors say cleanup and containment work is continuing, but critics contend the Alabama accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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Crude oil seeps into water in an isolated wetland near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. A train carrying nearly 3 million gallons of oil crashed at the site in November 2013, resulting in the pollution. Environmental regultors say cleanup and containment work is continuing, but critics contend the Alabama accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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A mixture of crude and weathered oil floats atop water in a swamp near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. A train carrying nearly 3 million gallons of oil crashed at the site in November 2013, resulting in the pollution. Environmental regultors say cleanup and containment work is continuing, but critics contend the Alabama accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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Environmentalist John Wathen of Waterkeeper Alliance looks over a swamp near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. A train carrying nearly 3 million gallons of oil crashed at the site in November 2013, polluting the site. Environmental regultors and the railroad say cleanup and containment work is continuing, but critics contend the Alabama accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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John Wathen, an environmentalist with the Waterkeeper Alliance, gestures at the site of a train derailment and oil spill near Aliceville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 5, 2014. Environmental regultors say cleanup and containment work is continuing at the site, but critics contend the accident and others show the danger of transporting large amounts of oil in tanker trains. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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National Edition News cover for March 15, 2014 - Lawmakers deluged by complaints void 2-year-old flood insurance plan: FILE - In this June 27, 2011 file photo, floodwaters from the Souris River surround homes and a back hoe near Minot State University in Minot, N.D. A program that will help homeowners in Minot with repair costs following the devastating Souris River flooding two years ago is proving popular. More than 700 people have applied for assistance from the program that offers grants of up to $10,000 to those who qualify. The application period runs through the end of the year. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
