EPA Plan to Cut Airplane Emissions Won’t Take Effect Until 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 10 declared airplanes as a significant contributor to global climate change, but said a final rule requiring cuts in emissions is still years away.
June 11, 2015Lower Speed Limits Part of Safety Proposal for Oil Trains
Trains carrying crude oil will be restricted to a 40 mph speed limit in populated areas such as New York under an order by the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to a series of derailments.
April 17, 2015Speed Limits May Not Stop Fiery Oil Spills, Rail Chief Says
Lower speed limits for railroads may be ineffective at keeping oil trains on the tracks and preventing massive fireballs, such as those triggered in a series of recent derailments, the chief U.S. railroad regulator said.
March 16, 2015Type of Oil Car in West Virginia Fire May Be Rolling for Years
Oil tank cars like those that ruptured in a train derailment in rural West Virginia on Feb. 16, sending a massive fireball into the sky and forcing evacuation of nearby homes, could be rolling through U.S. cities for years to come.
February 19, 2015Oil Train Crash Adds Pressure for New Safety Standards
Video images of a fireball billowing from the wreckage of a derailed train hauling Bakken crude are adding to pressure on federal regulators to act on new safety standards for oil shipments.
February 18, 2015BNSF Railway Re-evaluates Plan for Safer Cars Amid Client Talks
BNSF Railway Co. is reconsidering a plan to buy 5,000 oil-tank cars built to new safety standards after some customers voiced concern about the initiative.
January 12, 2015