A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in Whatcom County Tuesday morning, prompting officials to evacuate all nearby residents and businesses for several hours. Continue Reading Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails, Read More
The Trump administration on Monday moved to block a Washington state law that imposed safety restrictions on oil shipments by rail following a string of explosive accidents. Continue Reading Trump Administration Says Washington State Read More
The Trump administration has finalized a roll back of Obama-era regulations for oil trains. Continue Reading Feds Change Oil Train Safety Rules. Northwest Governors Not PleasedRead More
Canadian oil has found a new route to Asia: It’s moving by rail through Washington to a shipping terminal in Portland. In the long run, Canada wants to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline to move oil from the Alberta tar sands west to British Columbia — and from there onto ships that would travel through the Salish Sea and then to Asia. Read More
Washington has jut signed-off on its first-ever oil-spill response plan for a railroad. Continue Reading Washington Approves Oil Spill Response Plan For BNSF trainsRead More
The long-proposed Vancouver Energy oil terminal project officially died Tuesday. Vancouver, Washington, port commissioners made it official by unanimously voting to cancel the lease. Continue Reading Washington’s Port Of Vancouver Votes To Read More
Early this year, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said no to a massive oil-by-rail terminal proposed in Vancouver, Wash. The $210 million Vancouver Energy project, a joint venture from Tesoro and Savage, would have brought up to 360,000 gallons of crude oil a day on trains traveling along the Columbia River. Read More
Chris Hooper, right, of White Salmon watches the fire caused by a derailed oil train in Mosier, Oregon, near Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge on Friday, June… Continue Reading Oil Train Safety Rules Getting Rolled Back Read More