Repost from Philipstown.info, Philipstown, NY [Editor: This story out of New York is a wake-up call for us all. Bridge safety in Northern California is a serious issue, and we have heard little discussion on the subject as Valero proposes to bring oil trains over the Sierra, through the Sacramento River Valley and across the protected … Continue reading Bridge wake-up call
Repost from Metroland.net, Albany NY The Price of Oil Trains As tensions mount over how to address the dangers of crude coming through Albany by rail, one official calls for the recloation of residents of an entire housing project by Ali Hibbs, July 31, 2014 One year after oil tankers went off the rails and … Continue reading In Albany, one official calls for the recloation of residents of an entire housing project
Repost from Boulder Weekly [Editor: A good summary on the various states’ responses to weak new federal emergency regulations, and the oil and rail industries’ resistance to same. – RS] Oil Boom, Part II: How and why railroads keep oil train information from communities By Matt Cortina, Thursday, July 31,2014 Last week’s Boulder Weekly cover … Continue reading Oil Boom, Part II: How and why railroads keep oil train information from communities
Repost from Boulder Weekly [Editor – Significant quote: “The library and the post office. A dozen schools. Hundreds of homes. Parks. Every brewery (oh god). Ten gas stations. The wastewater treatment facility. It can all go up in flames at any minute — and that’s just in Longmont. All you’ll hear is a whistle and a boom.” … Continue reading Oil Boom, Part I: Boulder County’s growing risk from trains hauling undeclared explosive materials
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