Feds increase projected deaths from rejecting Keystone
The State Department corrected a January report on the Keystone XL pipeline and quadrupled the number of deaths that could be caused if the pipeline proposal is rejected.The department now estimates...
View ArticleOil industry sets voluntary rail rules
Facing potential new federal regulations restricting how it can move crude oil by rail, the oil industry is setting its own voluntary standards for safety.The American Petroleum Institute (API), which...
View ArticleOil lobby: Rail tank car phaseout could cost $45.2B
The federal government’s proposed timeline for taking older rail tank cars out of crude oil service could cost consumers $45.2 billion, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said.That estimate is...
View ArticleOil train derails, explodes in West Virginia
A train carrying more than 100 tanker cars full of crude oil derailed in rural West Virginia on Monday, causing multiple explosions and sending some train cars into the nearby Kanawha River.The CSX...
View ArticleFeds update track inspection standards after derailment
Federal rail officials announced an update to railway inspection standards on Friday after pinpointing the cause of a fiery oil train derailment in February.The Federal Railroad Administration blamed a...
View ArticleOregon senators call for oil-by-rail reforms after train derailment
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. In a floor speech, Sen. Ron Wyden highlighted a...
View ArticleOregon Dems push for more federal inspections at derailment site
Oregon’s two Democratic senators are pushing a federal safety board to join the investigation into last week’s oil trail derailment in their state. In a letter to the chairman of the National...
View ArticleStates push for stronger oil train limits
Several state attorneys general are asking federal regulators to strengthen rules on trains transporting crude oil. The six attorneys general, led by New York’s Eric Schneiderman, filed comments with...
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