The Inside Story Of The Plan To Send Hazardous Materials Straight Through The...
Less than 50 feet from the homes of families, children, and seniors -- and just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol building. The post The Inside Story Of The Plan To Send Hazardous Materials Straight...
View ArticleExtra-Flammable Crude Oil May Soon Run Through A Trench In D.C. Neighborhood
Since the proposal emerged, it has been difficult to obtain information what exactly would be moved through the trench The post Extra-Flammable Crude Oil May Soon Run Through A Trench In D.C....
View ArticleTrain Derailment In Philadelphia Leaves Crude Oil Car Dangling Over...
As of Tuesday, workers were still attempting to get the leaning sand car and oil tanker off the bridge. The post Train Derailment In Philadelphia Leaves Crude Oil Car Dangling Over Schuylkill River...
View ArticleMeeting On Possible Crude Oil Trains Through D.C. Turns Tense After EPA...
With EPA absent and only CSX there to answer questions, the meeting turned into more of a battlefield of arguments between residents and the company than a productive discussion on environmental health...
View ArticleCrude Oil Train Derails, Catches Fire, Spills Into Virginia’s James River
The City of Lynchburg said that between 12 and 14 crude oil tanker cars derailed next to the James River, though fortunately there have been no reported injuries. The post Crude Oil Train Derails,...
View ArticleCompany Offers Cash To Ease D.C. Residents’ Fear Of Possible Oil Trains...
"It's an insult," said one resident. The post Company Offers Cash To Ease D.C. Residents’ Fear Of Possible Oil Trains Through Neighborhood appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleFeds Approve Plan To Send Trains Through D.C. Neighborhood, Despite Fears Of...
The FWHA said concerns over whether CSX will transport oil or hazardous materials through the open trench was "not relevant." The post Feds Approve Plan To Send Trains Through D.C. Neighborhood,...
View ArticleWest Virginia In State Of Emergency After Massive Oil Train Explosion
Crude oil is pouring into a river that supplies drinking water and two small towns have been evacuated after an oil train derailed in southern West Virginia on Monday. The post West Virginia In State...
View ArticleAfter West Virginia Explosion, Oil Trains Quietly Rerouted Through Virginia...
This is an issue that's been largely overlooked in the debate about the safety of oil trains: secrecy. The post After West Virginia Explosion, Oil Trains Quietly Rerouted Through Virginia Towns...
View ArticleFor Spilling Crude Oil Into A River, Company Will Pay $361,000
The derailment saw nearly 30,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil dumped in and around the James River. The post For Spilling Crude Oil Into A River, Company Will Pay $361,000 appeared first on ThinkProgress.
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