Trump Trashes Oil Train Rules – Safety rolls on archaic rail brakes

From a recent Google Alert… Trump Trashes Oil Train Safety Rules The Independent | SUindependent.com CARTOON: Trump Trashes Oil Train Safety Rules. Posted by a guest contributor … (link) Safety rolls on archaic rail brakes Port Huron Times Herald If you live … you probably do not want to look at the map the environmental … Continue reading Trump Trashes Oil Train Rules – Safety rolls on archaic rail brakes

Washington Gov. Inslee on Trump admin roll back of oil train safety rule

Repost of press release by Washington Governor Jay Inslee Inslee statement on Trump administration’s decision to roll back crucial oil train safety regulation September 25, 2018 “Today, the Trump administration repealed a crucial oil train safety regulation which will increase the risk posed by oil train derailments. We know all too well the horrific damage and potential … Continue reading Washington Gov. Inslee on Trump admin roll back of oil train safety rule

Trump Admin: Safer Brakes on Speeding Oil Trains–Who Needs ‘Em?

Repost from ClimateNexus HOT NEWS [Editor: See details in The Hill, Fortune, and Buzzfeed … …  and background here on the Benicia Independent: Positive Train Control and Crude By Rail ARCHIVE  – R.S.] SUMMARY: Trump rolls back oil train safety rule The Trump administration on Monday moved to roll back an Obama-era safety rule mandating that oil trains carrying crude oil … Continue reading Trump Admin: Safer Brakes on Speeding Oil Trains–Who Needs ‘Em?

SFChron editorial: Why the Chronicle didn’t join the editorial crowd on Trump

Repost from The San Francisco Chronicle Why the San Francisco Chronicle isn’t joining the editorial crowd on Trump By John Diaz Aug. 16, 2018 When the Boston Globe called on the nation’s newspaper editorial boards to come together against President Trump’s “dirty war on the free press,” regular readers of The San Francisco Chronicle no doubt … Continue reading SFChron editorial: Why the Chronicle didn’t join the editorial crowd on Trump