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To Make Shipping Oil Safer, Railroads Agree to 8 Measures
2014-02-22 02:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Responding to concerns about the safety of trains carrying oil around the country, federal regulators on Friday outlined steps to reduce the risk of rail shipments and bolster confidence in the fast-growing industry. The Department of Transportation said the major railroads had agreed to eight voluntary measures one month after the secretary of transportation, Anthony R. Foxx, met with railroad executives in response to a series of derailments and explosions involving trains carrying crude oil....
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