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Crude-By-Rail Safety Act of 2015 intoduced in U.S. Senate


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Posted 26 March 2015 - 05:54 PM

WITI-TV, Milwaukee, WI, 3/25:
 

“It is critical:” Tammy Baldwin joins three others to introduce oil train safety legislation

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI)– U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced legislation that would set strong new safety standards for trains hauling volatile crude oil, to better protect American communities along the tracks.

 

The Crude-By-Rail Safety Act of 2015 requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to draft new regulations to mitigate the volatility of gases in crude oil shipped via tank car and immediately halt the use of older-model tank cars that have been shown to be at high risk for puncturing and catching fire in derailments.

 

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