EDITORIAL: Four explosive derailments in a month – how much longer?

By Roger Straw, Benicia Independent Editor, March 6, 2015 Yesterday afternoon, a multitude of news flashes broke out telling of yet another oil train derailment with fiery explosions, this time right alongside the Mississippi River outside Galena, Illinois.  The oil and rail industries escaped with another close call – no one was injured or killed this … Continue reading EDITORIAL: Four explosive derailments in a month – how much longer?

AP / CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Update, with photos & twitter pics

Repost from The Chicago Sun-Times BNSF train carrying crude oil derails in Galena Posted: 03/05/2015, 05:10pm | Associated Press GALENA, Ill. (AP) — A BNSF Railway freight train containing 103 cars loaded with crude oil has derailed near the northern Illinois city of Galena. According to railroad officials, the train derailed around 1:20 p.m. Thursday … Continue reading AP / CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Update, with photos & twitter pics

REUTERS UPDATE – Derailment near Galena IL: 2 cars on fire, near Mississippi River

Repost from Reuters UPDATE 2-BNSF oil train derails in rural Illinois; two cars aflame By Edward McAllister and Catherine Ngai NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) – A BNSF Railway train loaded with crude oil derailed on Thursday afternoon in a rural area south of Galena, Illinois, with two of the tank cars catching fire, according … Continue reading REUTERS UPDATE – Derailment near Galena IL: 2 cars on fire, near Mississippi River

Communities for a Better Environment sues Contra Costa County and Phillips 66

Repost from The Contra Costa Times Rodeo refinery project subject of legal challenge By Tom Lochner, 03/04/2015 11:37:08 AM PST MARTINEZ — An environmental group has sued Contra Costa County over its approval of a propane and butane recovery project at a Rodeo refinery, contending it is a piece of a grander plan to process … Continue reading Communities for a Better Environment sues Contra Costa County and Phillips 66