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Transport Company To Scale Back Crude Oil Handling At Albany

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published May 23, 2018 at 2:54 PM EDT
Public outcry against the so-called "Bomb trains" reached a fever pitch in 2014 over the July 4th holiday weekend - In Albany, Congressman Paul Tonko marked the one-year anniversary of the oil train disaster in Quebec.
JUSTIN MIKULKA
Public outcry against the so-called "Bomb trains" reached a fever pitch in 2014 over the July 4th holiday weekend - In Albany, Congressman Paul Tonko marked the one-year anniversary of the oil train disaster in Quebec.

A company that handles crude oil shipped by tanker trains and Hudson River barges says it's scaling back crude operations at the Port of Albany.

Massachusetts-based Global Partners says it's also withdrawing its application to build a crude oil heating facility at the port. Global sued the state Department of Environmental Conservation in 2013 for not issuing the permit, which was opposed by environmental groups and by residents of Albany’s South End.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy:

"They're gonna reduce the oil coming through the Port of Albany and look at what will work, what will be a happy medium for their company and for the residents here of Albany County."

McCoy expects Global will embark on community outreach.
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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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