Crude Oil Shipments

New York state's comptroller is urging federal authorities to strengthen safety measures against oil spills and require trains to carry sufficient…

Senator Charles Schumer is introducing legislation that would require crude oil to be transported in studier tanker rail cars within two years, instead of…

Multiple defects have been found at Capital Region railyards in the latest round of oil train inspections. According to Governor. Andrew Cuomo’s office ,…

With another oil train crash making headlines, activists in Albany are heading over to city hall this evening to demand something be done about the…

The Cuomo administration has proposed boosting New York's oil spill fund to $40 million amid the recent surge in railroad shipping and dangerous…

Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced completion of the latest round of targeted crude oil tank car and rail inspections.Last week inspection teams from…

Another community public information session to discuss Global Partners’ application to modify its existing air permit is being held tonight in…

A coalition of environmental groups and city residents has filed a legal petition seeking a ban on older model rail tanker cars carrying volatile crude…

Public outcry against the so-called "Bomb trains" reached a fever pitch over the holiday weekend - as communities across North America marked the one-year…

The federal government has ordered railroads to give states details about shipments of volatile crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken Shale region, but New…