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Despite Risks, Canada’s Tar Sands Industry Is Betting Big on Oil Trains

Despite Risks, Canada’s Tar Sands Industry Is Betting Big on Oil Trains Last year, Canada exported a record amount of tar sands oil to the U.S., despite low oil prices leading to major losses once again for the struggling tar sands industry. That achievement required a big bump in hauling oil by rail, with those daily volumes in late 2018 more than […]

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Oil-by-Rail Giant BNSF Threatens Shutdown Over Safety

Oil-by-Rail Giant BNSF Threatens Shutdown Over Safety In June of 2014, a representative of oil-by-rail giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) attended a meeting with regulators where the American Association of Railroads (AAR) lobbied against any speed limits for oil trains. One of the slides from that presentation – titled “Far Reaching Economic Impacts” (image below) […]

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Senate Working to Strip Braking Safety Requirements From Oil

Senate Working to Strip Braking Safety Requirements From Oil  As documented on DeSmog, the new oil-by-rail regulations contain major concessions to the oil and rail industries as the result of relentless lobbyingduring the rulemaking process. One logical safety measure that the rail industry failed to block from the new rules was a requirement for modern braking systems know […]

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Minority, Low-Income Communities Bear Disproportionate Share Of Risk From Oil Trains In California

Minority, Low-Income Communities Bear Disproportionate Share Of Risk From Oil Trains In California People of color and low-income communities are bearing a disproportionate burden of risk from dangerous oil trains rolling through California, according to a new report by ForestEthics and Communities for a Better Environment. Called “Crude Injustice On The Rails,” the report found that 80 percent of […]

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Exploding Trains, No New Regulations, Record Industry Profits: The Oil-by-Rail Story

Exploding Trains, No New Regulations, Record Industry Profits: The Oil-by-Rail Story A month ago there was a close call for the oil-by-rail industry. As part of the Cromnibus bill that President Obama signed in December, new oil-by-rail regulations were supposed to be finalized and implemented by regulators by January 15th. Two days before that deadline, the Pipeline and […]

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