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Environmental groups from New York and Vermont met at a wildlife management area adjacent to a rail line today to release a report detailing the threats…
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Oil rail car standards are under scrutiny in the courts as South End neighborhood residents ponder their fate in the shadow of oil operations at the Port…
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Two U.S. Senators will lay out a four point plan for rail safety this morning. Senators Chuck Schumer and Richard Blumenthal will be at New York’s Penn…
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The Department of Transportation has issued regulations on oil trains.But in today’s Congressional Corner, New York U.S. Senator Charles Schumer tells…
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Friday issued regulations aimed at improving safety for trains carrying crude oil and other hazardous materials. The…
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There is concern about transporting volatile crude oil by rail across New York. Members of the Clinton County Oil Train Task Force gathered near a rail…
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Multiple defects have been found at Capital Region railyards in the latest round of oil train inspections. According to Governor. Andrew Cuomo’s office ,…
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Dutchess County Lawmakers To Vote On Resolution Asking DEC To Study Potential Hudson River Oil SpillDutchess County legislators are going to vote Monday night on a resolution asking the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to conduct a…
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer launched his push to increase the number of federal railroad bridge safety specialists nationwide today. It’s the latest…
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Once again, New York's U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on federal regulators to pass tighter safety restrictions for…