Repost from the Billings Gazette N.D. hires BNSF manager as inspector for state rail safety program By Mike Nowatzki, Forum News Service, August 10, 2015 BISMARCK, N.D. – A manager for the railroad involved in two fiery oil train derailments in North Dakota during the past two years has been hired as the first track … Continue reading N.D. hires BNSF manager as inspector for state rail safety program
Repost from the CalMatters.org [Editor: This article also appeared in the 8/9/15 San Francisco Chronicle. – RS] Can state cut gasoline use in half in 15 years? Probably not By Kate Galbraith, August 5, 2015 One sunny Saturday in Stockton, Mary Serrano climbed into the driver’s seat of a bright-red, all-electric Chevrolet Spark. A retiree … Continue reading Can state cut gasoline use in half in 15 years?
Repost from Associated Press [Editor: See also local coverage in the Benicia Herald. – RS] Oil spill might be larger than projected By Michael R. Blood, Aug. 5, 2015 4:04 PM EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than two months after oil from a ruptured pipeline fouled California beaches, documents released Wednesday disclosed that the spill … Continue reading Santa Barbara oil spill might have been far larger than projected