Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

BNSF Inspection Practices Probed After Colorado Derailment

An investigation into a Colorado train derailment and bridge collapse that killed a truck driver is focused on whether inspection and maintenance practices at BNSF Railway contributed.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
November 2, 2023
Business, Safety, Logistics

Broken Rail May Have Caused Derailment That Killed Trucker

A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over I-25 in Colorado, killing a truck driver, federal authorities said Oct. 17, based on their preliminary investigation.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
October 17, 2023
Government

Montana Nixes GOP Plan That Targeted Tester’s Senate Seat

BILLINGS, Mont. — A proposed change to next year’s Montana U.S. Senate primary that could have hurt Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s reelection chances is likely dead.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
April 19, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden Administration Holding Its First Onshore Oil Sales

BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease auctions since President Joe Biden took office after a federal court blocked the administration’s attempt to suspend such sales because of climate change worries.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
June 29, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

US Says Oil, Gas Sales Damage Climate — But Won’t Stop Them

The Biden administration is planning to sell oil and gas leases on huge tracts of public land in the U.S. West, despite the Interior Department’s conclusion that doing so could cost society billions of dollars in climate change impacts.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
November 2, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Keystone Pipeline Canceled After Biden Had Blocked Permit

BILLINGS, Mont. — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline said June 9 it is pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade President Joe Biden to reverse his cancellation of its permit on the day he took office.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
June 9, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

US Energy Use Hit 30-Year Low in Pandemic Shutdowns

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. energy consumption plummeted to its lowest level in more than 30 years this spring as the nation’s economy largely shut down because of the coronavirus, federal officials reported July 29.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
July 29, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Report: US Miscalculated Benefit of Better Train Brakes

BILLINGS, Mont. — President Donald Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential benefits of putting better brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels when it scrapped an Obama-era rule over cost concerns, The Associated Press has found. A government analysis used to justify the cancellation omitted up to $117 million in estimated future damages from train derailments that could be avoided by using electronic brakes.

Matthew Brown | Associated Press
December 27, 2018