Critics: Rail oil rules lax
Times Union | May 1, 2015 | Column by Brian Nearing
State and local elected officials in the Capital Region, along with numerous environmental and grass-roots groups, were unimpressed Friday with new crude oil train safety rules unveiled by the U.S. and Canada that aimed to reduce the risk of derailments, explosions and fires.
Obama Administration Leaves Explosive Oil Trains on the Rails for Years
Center for Biological Diversity (via Common Dreams) | May 1, 2015 | Press Release
Long phase-out of hazardous cars, inadequate speed limits, deficient tanker shells leave communities at risk of catastrophe
Federal regulators issue new rules for oil trains
Capital New York | May 1, 2015 | Column by Scott Waldman
ALBANY—Oil trains will be thicker, have more advanced braking systems and additional protective shields under new federal rules announced Friday, but the most dangerous cars could remain on the tracks for an additional three years.
Cantwell Statement on DOT Crude-by-Rail Safety Rules
Maria Cantwell, United States Senator for Washington | May 1, 2015 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new rules governing the safety of oil train tank cars.
US, Canada announce new crude oil train safety rules
Times Union | May 1, 2015 | Post by Brian Nearing
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt today announced final rules agreed upon between the two countries meant to improve safety for the massive crude oil trains that are moving through each country, and occasionally derailing, exploding and catching fire.
New Oil-By-Rail Regulations Are Big Win for Oil and Rail Industries, Won’t Stop “Bomb Trains”
DeSmogBlog | May 1, 2015 | Column by Justin Mikulka
The long-awaited oil-by-rail regulations released today are basically a guidebook for the oil and rail industries to continue doing business as usual when it comes to moving explosive Bakken crude oil by rail.
$175 oil tanker penalty sought
Times Union | May 1, 2015 | Column by Brian Nearing
On the eve of the announcement of new oil train safety standards, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer has introduced legislation levying a fee on the least-safe tank cars and offering incentives to phase out those cars more quickly.
