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Oil that spilled from a derailed train in the Columbia River Gorge in June contaminated nearby groundwater. Starting in the next week, Union Pacific...
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Spokane’s City Council Monday voted on a November ballot initiative that would make the shipment of oil or coal by rail through the city a civil...
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Opponents of plans to ship crude oil by rail and barge through Grays Harbor in Southwest Washington will rally in Hoquiam on Friday. They say the risks…
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Washington and Oregon environmental regulators said Tuesday that regional coordination and planning exercises such as drills aided their response to the…
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants oil trains to slow down and safety improvements to speed up. Inslee said Wednesday that he personally delivered that...
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Following Friday’s derailment in the Columbia Gorge, environmental groups are petitioning the Obama administration to ban rail transport of the most...
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Friday’s oil train derailment and fire comes as Washington state prepares to put new oil shipment safety rules into effect. In fact, the derailment in...
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Sixteen oil train cars derailed Friday afternoon near Hood River Friday afternoon, sparking a large fire and forcing nearby residents to evacuate.
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Multiple oil train cars derailed Friday afternoon near Hood River. Several cars caught fire, forcing a nearby school building to evacuate and bringing traffic to a standstill.
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The next few months will be crucial in determining whether the West Coast serves as a gateway to the Pacific Rim for U.S. exports of fossil fuels.…