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… other things: DOT spokesman Gary Holmes said Tuesday that two major railroads running massive
oil trains into New York from the North Dakota hydrofracking fields have failed to submit records …
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… communities, and critical areas like parks, fisheries, and ports, arriving on the scene of a
crude oil train derailment disaster 12 hours later is simply unacceptable. In our comments on this …
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… terminals at the Port of Albany were approved more than four years ago, before many concerns about
crude oil shipments came to light, with minimal public awareness, and with no study of …
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… of new requirements for railroads and rail transport safety, especially for hazardous materials,
crude oil, and petroleum products. Federal regulators have recently noted that “shippers and …
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… the Environmental Protection Agency charges that Global Companies, LLC – the operators of a
crude oil transfer terminal in Albany, NY – has misrepresented emissions associated with crude …
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… understand the risks, “…according to PHMSA, pipeline operators reported 1,880
crude oil spills incidents nationwide between 2003 and 2013, or nearly one incident every other …
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… cried foul. Global’s new Title V Clean Air Act permit would allow the company to heat heavy
crude oil, a thick and muddy substance that, if spilled, is expensive, and nearly impossible, to …
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… terminus of the Pilgrim oil Pipelines project. The City of Albany could see a greater volume of
crude oil trains to supply the pipeline and is at risk of an oil spill on a Hudson River that is …
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… The report found that the FRA inadequately assessed the risks posed by hazardous cargo, including
crude oil, and requires companies to pay only miniscule fines for infractions, even when the …
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… it modified its Albany, New York facility in 2012 to allow a five-fold increase in the amount of
crude oil handled at the facility. The lawsuit also claims that Global has violated a permit …
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