A state judge has dismissed the railroad industry’s case against safety rules for crude-by-rail shipments.

Railroads must show financial responsibility, safety plans for hazardous fuels they transport in California

Railroads must show financial responsibility, safety plans for hazardous fuels they transport in California

A coalition of concerned citizen groups, sportfishermen, and environmental organizations has joined with the State of California in a lawsuit to defend the state’s oil spill response planning and financial responsibility requirements against a challenge by the railroads. On December 5, 2014, Earthjustice filed a friend of the court brief on behalf of San Francisco…

Railroads claim they are not responsible for hazardous fuels they transport across the state

Railroads claim they are not responsible for hazardous fuels they transport across the state