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White House Mulled, Then Balked at Curbing Explosive Gas on Oil Trains
2015-03-06 16:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration weighed national standards to control explosive gas in oil trains last year but rejected the move, deciding instead to leave new rules to North Dakota, where much of the fuel originates. Current and former administration officials told Reuters they were unsure if they had the power to force the energy industry to drain volatile gas from crude oil originating in North Dakota's fields. Instead, they opted to back North Dakota's effort to remove the cocktail of explosive...
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