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document June 8, 2015

Administrative Appeal: Cities, Riverkeepers, Conservation Groups Seek Notification on Explosive Oil Train Traffic

Coalition appeals tank car rule that keeps communities, emergency responders in the dark

Firefighter at a blaze. (Tony Utley)
Press Release June 8, 2015

Cities, Waterkeepers, Conservation Groups Seek Notification on Explosive Oil Train Traffic

Coalition appeals tank car rule that keeps communities, emergency responders in the dark

A 90+ car train carries Bakken crude oil near De Mores, ND. (Chris Boyer / Kestrel Aerial Services, Inc.)
case May 14, 2015

Challenging Weak Safety Standards For Oil Trains

In the wake of a spate of fiery derailments and toxic spills involving trains hauling volatile crude oil, a coalition of conservation organizations and citizen groups are challenging the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) weak safety standards for oil trains. Less than a week after the DOT released its final tank car safety rule on…

document May 14, 2015

Petition for Review: Groups Sue Obama Administration Over Weak Tank Car Standards

The new safety standards issued by the Department of Transportation take too long to get dangerous tank cars off the tracks

Aerial view of clean up after a Genesee & Wyoming train carrying North Dakota crude derailed near Aliceville, AL, in November 2014, exploding and burning for more than 18 hours. An estimated 748,800 gallons of oil spilled, including into surrounding wetlands. Four months later, oil was still oozing into the water. (Photo courtesy of John Wathen)
Press Release May 14, 2015

Groups Sue Obama Administration Over Weak Tank Car Standards

The new safety standards issued by the Department of Transportation take too long to get dangerous tank cars off the tracks and contain loopholes that leave too many vulnerable

Article May 14, 2015

7 Hidden Dangers Buried in the Federal Tank Car Rule

Amidst a spate of fiery accidents involving trains hauling crude oil, the Obama administration has released woefully weak standards that leave dangerous trains on the tracks for far too long.

document May 13, 2015

Analysis of 7 Hidden Dangers in the New Federal Oil Tank Car Rule

An Earthjustice examination of the major unexposed failings of the safety standard