August 1, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Montreal Gazette, July 31, 2014) MONTREAL — Estimates of soil contamination at Lac-Mégantic after last summer’s deadly train derailment may have been exaggerated, according to a new study commissioned by the provincial environment department. Full story:...
August 1, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, July 31, 2014) SEATTLE, Wash. — So much for any “what if” scenario for the derailment of tanker cars carrying volatile crude oil through Seattle or elsewhere in Washington state. Five of a train’s 102 cars went off the track July 24 under the...
July 31, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, July 30, 2014) MONTREAL — The lead locomotive in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster has been yanked from a U.S. auction after a request by Quebec provincial police. The police stepped in after a report by The Canadian Press revealed that...
July 31, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: U.S. News and World Report, July 30, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the coming weeks, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is expected to outline a comprehensive plan for oil train safety. Industry observers expect the plan to address volatile issues such as tank...
July 30, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: USA Today opinion column by Anthony Swift, July 29, 2014. Mr. Swift is international energy analyst for the Natural Resources Defense Council.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The dangers oil trains pose to our communities are significant, but the Keystone XL tar sands...
July 30, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Post Bulletin, July 29, 2014) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Federal law says railroad companies must have a basic emergency response plan, but that plan is up to each railroad. There are no specific requirements in federal rules. That has to change. If we want to be...
July 29, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, July 28, 2014) ANACORTES, Wash. — The Skagit County Sheriff’s Office says three oil-train protesters have been arrested for blocking the railroad tracks at the Tesoro refinery near Anacortes. Full story: Seattle...
July 29, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, July 28, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The Bakken is big business, but it’s also a hazardous one. Safety measures become paramount to ensure the people who live and work in the impacted areas can do so without fear of losing land, limb or...
July 29, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Baltimore Sun, July 28, 2014) BALTIMORE, Md. — Two major Eastern railroads have filed lawsuits against the Maryland Department of Environment to block it from disclosing their shipments of crude oil through the state, according to court records. Norfolk...
July 29, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, July 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New York state fire officials are pressing Congress for $100 million in emergency funding to pay for a nationwide training program for firefighters to address the new scale of risk presented by trains...
