Repost from The Sacramento Bee [Editor: Excellent article by Bee reporters Bizjak & Tate. It’s encouraging that Sacramento is waking up to the threat of catastrophic accidents. We will want to keep an eye on the April 22 meeting of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. – RS] Refinery plans to ship 100 train cars … Continue reading Sacramento officials concerned, will meet with Area Council of Governments
Repost from The Miami Herald As oil shipments rise on rails, California cities fight to be heard By Curtis Tate and Tony Bizjak McClatchy Newspapers A tanker truck is filled from railway cars containing crude oil on railroad tracks in McClellan Park in North Highlands on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. North Highlands is a suburb … Continue reading California cities’ crude-by-rail opposition makes national news
Repost from The Sacramento Bee Sacramento officials kept in dark about crude oil transfers at rail facility By Curtis Tate and Tony Bizjak McClatchy Washington Bureau Last modified: 2014-03-29T04:26:30Z Published: Friday, Mar. 28, 2014 – 9:00 pm Last Modified: Friday, Mar. 28, 2014 – 9:26 pm Randall Benton / rbenton@sacbee.com Tanker cars containing crude oil … Continue reading After-the-fact permitting for Bakken oil transfers in Sacramento
Repost from McClatchyDC December train derailment spilled 475,000 gallons of oil, data show By Curtis Tate, McClatchy_Newspapers McClatchy Interactive February 12, 2014 New numbers in a federal database show that a Dec. 30 train derailment near Casselton, N.D., spilled nearly 475,000 gallons of crude oil, more than officials originally estimated. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials … Continue reading Casselton, ND: spill was 475,000 gallons of oil