Long phase-out of hazardous cars, inadequate speed limits, deficient tanker shells leave communities at risk of catastrophe
A crude oil train near the Richmond, CA, railyard. Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Today the Department of Transportation (DOT) released long-awaited new safety standards for rail tank cars used to haul volatile Bakken and tar sands crude oil.
Citizens groups Earthjustice, ForestEthics, Oil Change International, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Riverkeeper, Waterkeeper,…
