Oil Train Derailment in Montana Closes Highway, Forces Evacuations
Center for Biological Diversity | July 17, 2015 | Press Release
Emergency Responders Unable to Take Immediate Action
35,000 Gallons of Oil Spills After Montana Train Derailment
Associated Press (via ABC News) | July 17, 2015 | Report by Matthew Brown and Matt Volz
Three tank cars have leaked an estimated 35,000 gallons of oil after a train hauling crude from North Dakota derailed in rural northeastern Montana, the latest in a series of recent wrecks raising concerns across the U.S. and Canada, authorities said Friday.
Crude Oil Train Derails In Montana, Prompting Evacuations
Huffington Post | July 17, 2015 | AP Report
An oil train derailed Thursday in rural northeastern Montana, prompting the evacuation of some homes and leaving at least two of the cars leaking crude, authorities said.
Montana Oil Train Derailment Renews Call for Ban on Crude-By-Rail
Common Dreams | July 17, 2015 | Column by Nadia Prupis
"The wreck is the latest in a string of derailments this year exposing the still-unchecked dangers that crude-oil trains pose to people and the environment, and how unprepared communities are to deal with the threat," says Center for Biological Diversity
Fear of 'bomb trains' draws Southwest Philly residents to emergency meeting
Philadelphia Business Journal | July 17, 2015 | Column by Dan Norton
As oil-filled "bomb trains" snake their way along the Schylkill River, southwest Philadelphia residents are voicing concern for their own safety.
DOE: Department of Evasiveness? More Government Delay Tactics as Bomb Trains Roll On
DeSmogBlog | July 17, 2015 | Column by Justin Mikulka
The oil industry and the government regulators in charge of regulating the industry don’t understand the basic science of oil. This is the core of the argument used to justify why they continue to run dangerous trains filled with Bakken oil through communities across North America. Do you believe them?