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Rail Safety, Spill prevention and response

Barrington Illinois leading the charge on rail safety

Repost from National Geographic / Daily News Illinois Village Leads Charge for Tougher Oil Train Rules The amount of crude oil being transported on trains like this one, seen in Illinois and bound east, has increased 85-fold since 2006. Recent accidents involving oil trains have raised safety concerns.  PHOTOGRAPH BY BILL MEIER Marianne Lavelle National … Continue reading Barrington Illinois leading the charge on rail safety →

Bakken Shale, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Derailment, Spill prevention and response

Letter from Kamala Harris, California Attorney General

The California Attorney General office has weighed in on the failures of the Pittsburg WesPac recirculated EIR.  This could be important for us in Benicia.  See Ltr to POLLOT 1-15-2014 date revised Marilyn Bardet writes that this letter “gets at the lack of cumulative analysis of emissions impacts and other potentially catastrophic risks to Pittsburg residents … Continue reading Letter from Kamala Harris, California Attorney General →