U.S. railroads demand states keep oil shipment details secret

Repost from CBC News, Canada U.S. railroads demand states keep oil shipment details secret Some states refuse to comply with requests The Associated Press Posted: Jun 06, 2014 U.S. railroads forced to turn over details of their volatile crude oil shipments are asking states to sign agreements not to disclose the information. But some states … Continue reading U.S. railroads demand states keep oil shipment details secret

Lawsuit Filed – Chevron Refinery Permit to Pollute Exposed

NEWS ADVISORY by Communities For A Better Environment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2014 Lawsuit Filed – Chevron Refinery Permit to Pollute Exposed Today Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) filed suit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the District’s illegal permitting of the Chevron (“Modernization”) Expansion Project.  CBE had previously requested … Continue reading Lawsuit Filed – Chevron Refinery Permit to Pollute Exposed

Officials discuss rerouting oil trains around Richmond, VA

Repost from WTVR CBS6, Richmond, Virginia[Editor: excellent video, including potential blast zone map – apologies for the ad that precedes the TV news report. – RS] Officials discuss rerouting trains around Richmond that transport volatile oil June 2, 2014, by Melissa Hipolit, Updated June 3, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. — Fire officials in Central Virginia said the … Continue reading Officials discuss rerouting oil trains around Richmond, VA

Are Regulators Ignoring California’s New Fracking Law, SB4?

Repost from NBC Bay Area, Investigative Unit Are Regulators Ignoring California’s New Fracking Law? An analysis of oil wells fracked and reported by industry since the beginning of the year shows dozens of those wells are not showing up on the State’s website, as required by new state law. Wednesday, May 28, 2014  |  By Stephen … Continue reading Are Regulators Ignoring California’s New Fracking Law, SB4?