June 9, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Hill, June 8, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Regulators are one step closer to adopting new standards for oil trains that Congress mandated last year. Full story: The Hill
June 8, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Think Progress, June 8, 2016) NEW YORK — On Friday, June 3, a Union Pacific train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed on a tiny strip of land running between the Columbia River and the small town of Mosier, Oregon. Sixteen train cars carrying crude oil...
June 8, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, June 7, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Union Pacific confirmed Tuesday it won’t be sending trains of crude oil through Mosier, Ore., until derailed cars there are cleared, the crash has been investigated and the town has adequate notice....
June 8, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: www.inforum.com, July 7, 2016) NEW TOWN, N.D. — The Bakken crude on the oil train that derailed in Oregon last week met North Dakota’s oil conditioning order that requires companies to remove the most volatile gases. Full story:...
June 8, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, June 7, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — Railroad industry experts are questioning the early explanation from Union Pacific for why its oil train crashed in Mosier, Ore. Multiple railroad industry experts have said they find it unlikely a...
June 8, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Hill, June 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s two Democratic senators on Tuesday said lawmakers should reform the way oil is transported by rail after a derailment in their state last week. Full story: The Hill
June 8, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, June 7, 2016) MOSIER, Ore. — Crews have so far removed more than 325,000 gallons of crude oil from the Union Pacific train that derailed last week in Mosier, authorities said Tuesday. Full story: The Oregonian
June 7, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 6, 2016) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The map above Alene Tchourumoff’s desk shows lines that appear, at first, to denote rivers — they sprawl and branch off, weaving and curving across the state. Full story:...
June 7, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, June 6, 2016) MOSIER, Ore. — Residents of the 76-unit mobile home park overlooking the railroad tracks had to spend the weekend with family, in their cars or other places to wait out the intense fire and continuing cleanup that followed the...
June 7, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press and KGW, June 6, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — After an oil train derailment caused a fire, oil spill and evacuations near the small town of Mosier, Oregon, Governor Kate Brown and other state leaders have called for a moratorium on oil trains in...
