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EPA Cites Bakersfield Oil Train Terminal for Clean Air Act Violations; Permit Invalid

News Release from Earthjustice EPA Cites Bakersfield Oil Train Terminal for Clean Air Act Violations Federal agency says California oil train terminal is major air pollution source, permit is invalid without significant environmental review Contact: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, 415-217-2084, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org, Monday, May 4, 2015 Taft, CA —The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited the Bakersfield Crude … Continue reading EPA Cites Bakersfield Oil Train Terminal for Clean Air Act Violations; Permit Invalid →

Bakken Crude, CPC-1232, Crude By Rail, DOT-111, Environmental review, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Rail Safety, Tank car retirement, Tank car retrofit, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail, Volatility, West Coast refineries

New rules for crude-by-rail transport fall short

Repost from SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle) New rules for crude-by-rail transport fall short By Lois Kazakoff on May 1, 2015 5:50 PM The U.S. Department of Transportation unveiled new rules on transporting crude oil by rail Friday that set a timeline to get old-technology, easily punctured tank cars off U.S. and Canadian rail lines but fail … Continue reading New rules for crude-by-rail transport fall short →

Crude By Rail, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), First responder training, Tank car design, Tank car retirement, Volatility

Senator Cantwell: “The new DOT rule is just like saying let the oil trains roll. It does nothing…”

Senator Cantwell Press Release [Editor:  For the full text of the 395-page rule, see http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/final-rule-flammable-liquids-by-rail_0.pdf.  – RS] Cantwell Statement on DOT Crude-by-Rail Safety Rules May 1, 2015 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 … Continue reading Senator Cantwell: “The new DOT rule is just like saying let the oil trains roll. It does nothing…” →

Bakken Crude, Casselton ND, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Evacuation zone, Explosion, Fire, Railroad workers

Derailed oil train’s crew told investigators they had seconds to escape

Repost from McClatchy Washington Bureau Derailed oil train’s crew told investigators they had seconds to escape By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, April 27, 2015 The engineer and conductor on a BNSF oil train that derailed in North Dakota in December 2013 had seconds to escape their locomotive before it was engulfed by fire, according … Continue reading Derailed oil train’s crew told investigators they had seconds to escape →