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DOT Issues Final Rules on Flammable Oil Trains
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DOT Issues Final Rules on Flammable Oil Trains
By Elana Schor and Kathryn A. Wolfe
5/1/15 10:38 AM EDT
Updated 5/1/15 4:26 PM EDT
Politico
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/
obama-safety-regulations-train-oil-derailments-117550.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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The Obama administration imposed tougher safety regulations Friday for
trains carrying crude oil, responding to growing alarm about a series of
fiery derailments that killed dozens of people in a small Canadian town
and have rattled U.S. communities from North Dakota to Alabama to
Virginia.
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Details of the rules provoked a furious rebuke from the railroad industrys
main lobbying group, which called DOTs mandate for advanced brakes a rash
rush to judgment, while oil refiners said its requirements for
retrofitting tens of thousands of older tank cars by as early as 2018 are
unrealistic and may disrupt commerce. On the other hand, the rules fall
far short of some environmental groups call for banning oil train
shipments altogether, and they dont require oil companies to process their
fuel to make it less volatile before shipping it.
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Acting Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg dismissed the
railroad industrys objections to the newly required braking systems, which
will have to be in place as early as 2021.
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We are not an agency with a goal of making things convenient or
inexpensive for industry, she said. Our entire goal and mission is safety.
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Fridays announcement came one day after the first anniversary of an oil
train derailment and explosion in Lynchburg, Va., that dumped crude into
the James River.
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Last year saw an all-time record of 144 oil train incidents in the U.S.
up from just one in 2009 causing a total of more than $7 million in
damage. The trend has continued this year, including derailments and
breaches in West Virginia, Ontario and Illinois, all of which involved a
newer model of tank car that had been billed as more sturdy and
puncture-proof.
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While members of Congress largely welcomed the new rule, several faulted
DOT for not getting the most dangerous tank cars off the tracks faster.
They said the department should also require oil companies to make their
fuel less prone to explosions and should force railroads to provide more
information to state and local emergency responders.
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The new DOT rule is just like saying let the oil trains roll, said Sen.
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), whose state has seen protests against crude rail
shipments. It does nothing to address explosive volatility, very little to
reduce the threat of rail car punctures, and is too slow on the removal of
the most dangerous cars.
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Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee,
said she would look for legislative options to mandate even tougher
standards, perhaps through the appropriations process or an upcoming
passenger rail authorization.
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) agreed that DOT needs to do more. While I am
glad that the administration is finally taking steps to protect our
communities, I have serious concerns with these rules, she said in a
statement. Inadequate tank cars will be allowed to continue carrying
volatile crude oil until 2020 and in some casesindefinitely.
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