Posted on 02/14/2023 1:24:31 PM PST by babble-on
The Trump administration has finalized a roll back of Obama-era regulations for oil trains.
The rules, which date back to 2015, required railroads carrying crude oil or other flammable liquids to outfit their trains with more responsive electronic braking systems. The rules came in response to concerns about explosions and spills from mile-long trains of crude and ethanol. In the Northwest, those trains move along the Columbia River and through cities to coastal refineries.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, which has been working on rescinding the rules since last December, said in statement this week that its analysis showed the cost of requiring railroads to equip trains with the new brakes outweighed the potential benefits.
The rail industry has resisted the new braking requirements. The American Association of Railroads, a freight rail industry group, had previously attempted to appeal the Obama administration’s decision, stating that the rules imposed unreasonably high costs to railroads and that the government had overstated the benefits of the brakes.
FOAD.
It’s all too tin foil hat for me. Everything is a conspiracy. I’m exasperated. Nothing personal. 🖖✌️
This train has vinyl chloride, not oil and ethanol.
correct!!! but the TITLE was whining about it...
Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Safety Rules For Oil Trains
Go visit Kinzinger.
Did the regulations actually go into effect?
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