Finally — after a record year of these dirty oil pipelines on wheels derailing, spilling, and exploding across the country — the Department of Transportation has proposed safety rules for shipping oil by rail.
Incredibly, despite the Obama administration's admission that shipping oil by rail represents an “imminent hazard,”[1] the dangerously weak draft rules do more to protect oil industry profits than they do to keep Americans safe or prevent oil spills.[2]
Tell the Department of Transportation: Keep exploding oil trains out of American communities. Submit a public comment now by clicking here and CREDO will deliver it before the September 30 public comment deadline.
1. "U.S. Issues Safety Alert for Oil Trains," New York Times, May 7, 2014.
2. "Obama officials tighten safety rules for railways," The Hill, July 23, 2014.
Incredibly, despite the Obama administration's admission that shipping oil by rail represents an “imminent hazard,”[1] the dangerously weak draft rules do more to protect oil industry profits than they do to keep Americans safe or prevent oil spills.[2]
Tell the Department of Transportation: Keep exploding oil trains out of American communities. Submit a public comment now by clicking here and CREDO will deliver it before the September 30 public comment deadline.
1. "U.S. Issues Safety Alert for Oil Trains," New York Times, May 7, 2014.
2. "Obama officials tighten safety rules for railways," The Hill, July 23, 2014.