Crude Oil Transport

A CSX freight train derailed just south of the Beacon Metro-North station early Saturday morning, according to a story published in the Journal News/Lohud.com The train was using Metro North’s tracks east of the Hudson to carry construction debris, though the majority of freight trains operating in the Hudson Valley travel on the CSX-owned tracks running along the river’s west bank, where the company hauls six million gallons or more of crude oil each day. It’s a good thing this train wasn’t carrying the unusually volatile, environmentally devastating crude oil […]

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A reality check on Tuesday’s news release, Governor Cuomo Announces Results of Latest Round of Rail Safety Inspections: Thanks for the inspections Governor, but this is too little, too late. “…another round of targeted crude oil tank car and rail inspections, which uncovered 93 defects, including seven critical safety defects that required immediate corrective action, and two hazardous materials violations. The inspections are the latest in a series of actions that state agencies are taking at the direction of the Governor to protect New Yorkers from the potential dangers associated […]

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Just one accident could wipe out the existing $25 million fund and could burden communities with response costs.

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For Immediate Release: March 13, 2015 Adirondack Council – John Sheehan: 518-441-1340 Environmental Advocates – Travis Proulx: 518-462-5526 x238 NYLCV – Jordan Levine: 212-361-6350 x206 Riverkeeper – Cliff Weathers 914-478-4501 x239 Groups Applaud Legislative Commitment to Clean Water, Urge Three-way Negotiations With Executive Senate & Assembly budget proposals are the first steps in funding healthy water systems Albany – This week the Senate and Assembly demonstrated strong leadership by proposing dedicated grant funding for our communities’ drinking water and sewer infrastructure projects in the SFY2015-16 budget. In their respective one-house […]

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