Repost from the East Bay Express Benicia Oil-by-Rail Battle Hinges on Legal Controversy Opponents of oil-by-rail shipments want the city to block a proposed Valero facility, but Valero says the city lacks this power. By Jean Tepperman An oil-by-rail facility that Valero wants to build at its Benicia refinery has been stalled by opponents concerned about … Continue reading EAST BAY EXPRESS: Benicia Oil-by-Rail Battle Hinges on Legal Controversy→
By Roger Straw, March 31, 2016 This morning, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna sent the Benicia City Council this letter of opposition to Valero’s oil trains project. SIGNIFICANT EXCERPT: The EIR identifies that trains accessing the project would traverse Sacramento, including the heavily populated downtown area that I represent. It would cross numerous creeks and rivers, … Continue reading LETTER OF OPPOSITION: Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna→
By Andrés Soto, March 29, 2016 An Open Letter to Benicia City Councilmembers – About the Surface Transportation Board Dear Councilmembers: The bombshell request by Valero at your meeting on March 15, to have you issue a continuance of the Public Hearing of Valero’s appeal of the Benicia Planning Commission’s denial of Valero’s dangerous Crude By … Continue reading ANDRÉS SOTO: Open Letter to Benicia City Council members→
Repost from FOX 9, Eden Prairie MN [Editor: It was the truck carrying propane that exploded, not the train. Firefighters let it burn into the night. Derailed train cars ended up very near another stationary propane tank, but did not hit it. – RS] Railroad: Video shows propane truck never stopped for train in Callaway, Minn. … Continue reading DERAILMENT: Callaway MN train semi-truck collision leads to propane explosion, evacuation→
