Washington City Rejects Massive Oil Train Project, Citing ‘Unacceptable Risks’
The City Council of Vancouver, Wash. said the project poses "unacceptable risks" to the city's population of 160,000. The post Washington City Rejects Massive Oil Train Project, Citing ‘Unacceptable...
View ArticleRail Companies Want To Keep Oil Train Route Information A Secret In Oregon...
A confidentiality notice would stipulate that route information is only provided to emergency responders on a need-to-know basis. The post Rail Companies Want To Keep Oil Train Route Information A...
View ArticleWhite House To Propose New Rules For Crude Oil Rail Shipments
The Obama Administration will propose new rules for transporting crude oil by rail today, aimed at reducing speeds and requiring sturdier tanker cars. The post White House To Propose New Rules For...
View ArticleFood Crops Pushed To The Side As Oil Trains Sail Through
The delays are hitting farmers in the pocketbook, and hard. The post Food Crops Pushed To The Side As Oil Trains Sail Through appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleCongressman Thinks Oil Train Regulations Are A ‘Facade’ To Control America’s...
On Tuesday, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) suggested new federal rules to cut down on explosions and derailments of oil-carrying trains are "a facade" to cut down Americans' fossil fuel use. The post...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Sue Government Over Use Of Dangerous Rail Cars For...
The Sierra Club, Earthjustice and ForestEthics want the DOT to ban unsafe DOT-111 tanker cars. The post Environmental Groups Sue Government Over Use Of Dangerous Rail Cars For Shipping Oil appeared...
View ArticleWest Virginia In State Of Emergency After Massive Oil Train Explosion
Crude oil is pouring into a river that supplies drinking water and two small towns have been evacuated after an oil train derailed in southern West Virginia on Monday. The post West Virginia In State...
View ArticleMassive West Virginia Explosion Highlights Problems With Oil Train Regulation
Portions of Kanawha and Fayette counties are still on fire. The post Massive West Virginia Explosion Highlights Problems With Oil Train Regulation appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleData: Oil Trains Spill More Often, But Pipelines Spill Bigger
In the aftermath of a huge rail disaster in West Virginia, people are asking which is safer: pipeline or rail? The post Data: Oil Trains Spill More Often, But Pipelines Spill Bigger appeared first on...
View ArticleAfter West Virginia Explosion, Oil Trains Quietly Rerouted Through Virginia...
This is an issue that's been largely overlooked in the debate about the safety of oil trains: secrecy. The post After West Virginia Explosion, Oil Trains Quietly Rerouted Through Virginia Towns...
View ArticleFor Spilling Crude Oil Into A River, Company Will Pay $361,000
The derailment saw nearly 30,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil dumped in and around the James River. The post For Spilling Crude Oil Into A River, Company Will Pay $361,000 appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleOil Train That Caught Fire In Illinois Was Using Supposedly Safer Cars
BNSF is trying to keep oil from the Galina River, just upstream from the Mississippi River. The recent spate of oil train derailments has led to calls for federal and state safety rules to address...
View ArticleIt’s Been Two Years Since This Deadly Oil Train Explosion. What’s Changed?
"The American public is still being kept in the dark," one rail safety expert said. The post It’s Been Two Years Since This Deadly Oil Train Explosion. What’s Changed? appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleThe U.S. Has An Oil Train Problem
Despite new crude-by-rail safety rules, oil keeps spilling. The post The U.S. Has An Oil Train Problem appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleDo The Oil And Railroad Lobbies Have Too Much Influence On Oil Train...
When the oil and railroad industries help set the rules, can oil trains ever be safe? The post Do The Oil And Railroad Lobbies Have Too Much Influence On Oil Train Regulations? appeared first on...
View ArticleNew Oil Train Rules Would Force Railroad Companies To Plan For The Worst
Following an oil train derailment in Oregon, the Department of Transportation is looking to strengthen rules surrounding the shipment of oil by rail. The post New Oil Train Rules Would Force Railroad...
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