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… derailments, and resulting catastrophes. “We are deeply concerned about the growing number of
crude oil rail cars passing through the Hudson Valley and across New York State every day. They are …
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The proposed Pilgrim Pipeline would transport hydrofracked
crude oil from the Bakken Shale region through Albany, Greene, Ulster, Orange and Rockland …
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… has proposed two new measures intended to reduce the risk of derailment in trains hauling
crude oil or other hazardous cargo, and respond to spills from the same trains. Neither proposal …
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… Continues call for immediate emergency action to ban the use of DOT-111 train cars to carry
crude oil Statement by Riverkeeper: “The U.S. Department of Transportation’s proposed …
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Riverkeeper Staff Attorney Sean Dixon will speak about the risks of
crude oil shipment by rail during a panel discussion of “Hot Topics” at the American …
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Coalition also demands that DEC conduct an independent audit of Global’s
crude oil shipments Albany, NY ( From the desk of Earthjustice, Contact: Christopher Amato, …
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… the Hudson River and New York State communities from the new “virtual pipeline” of
crude oil being transported by train, river barge and ship.
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… Department of Transportation to take immediate action to reduce the risk from transportation of
crude oil by rail through New York State. Riverkeeper has also called for a moratorium on these …
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… infrastructure investment, citizen watchdog efforts, spill preparedness and response, limits on
crude oil transport, defeat of industrial anchorage expansion, and the fight against potentially …
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… vessels are allowed to anchor. At the time, the tug and barge industry was eyeing a surge in
crude oil shipments from the Midwest. The public outcry was huge: The Coast Guard received an …
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