WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued new proposed rules on tankers transporting oil, which include the phase-out of old DOT-111 rail cars for transporting crude oil and other hazardous liquids. The new proposed rule is … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Calls for Increased Safety Standards for Transporting Oil via Rail
WASHINGTON - After another derailment of tankers carrying crude oil, this time near Albany, New York's Junior U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is renewing her call for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to urgently update and implement … [Read more...]
