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Trump is using emergency powers to rush environmental review of a crude oil railway along the already-endangered river.
U.S Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse are criticizing a Bureau of Land Management decision to expedite the review of a ...
BNSF’s oil shipments out of the Bakken have grown exponentially, from 1.3 million barrels in 2008 to 90 million barrels in 2012.
Under the changes, BNSF is slowing down crude oil trains to 35 mph in cities with more than 100,000 people and increasing track inspections near waterways. The Fort Worth, Texas, based railroad ...
BNSF said it plans to invest $5 billion in its railroad this year, including $900 million to expand capacity where crude oil shipments are surging. Its 2014 spending plan is about $1 billion more ...
BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to the Swinomish Tribe for repeatedly running 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe’s reservation.
Climate Lab Environment Local News Judge orders BNSF to pay WA tribe $400M for oil train trespass June 17, 2024 at 12:23 pm Updated June 17, 2024 at 4:46 pm By Isabella Breda ...
After train cars carrying Bakken crude oil exploded in Alabama, North Dakota and Quebec, a federal agency warned in 2014 that the oil has a higher degree of volatility than other crudes in the U.S.
Local News Traffic Lab BNSF train derails on Swinomish Reservation as tribe readies court case against railway company March 16, 2023 at 7:04 am Updated March 16, 2023 at 7:10 pm By Isabella Breda ...
Ten BNSF Railway tank cars carrying crude oil derailed and three caught fire around noon local time on Tuesday, forcing an evacuation for a three-quarter mile (1.2 km) radius around the site of ...