June 25, 2014, 5:00pm Business
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The dangers posed by a spike in oil shipments by rail extend beyond crude from the booming Bakken region of the Northern Plains and include oil produced elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada, U.S. safety officials and lawmakers said. Read story
June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The board of the Columbia River Economic Development Council supports state and federal efforts to improve rail safety. The board's vote last week did not state a position on any specific projects such as the proposed Tesoro-Savage oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver. Read story
June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Data released Tuesday show that 18 loaded BNSF oil trains can roll through Clark County in a single week -- a figure shedding new light on a subject that railroads and regulators have been reluctant to discuss publicly. Read story
June 22, 2014, 5:00pm Business
BNSF Railway says it will not go to court before Monday's deadline to block Washington from releasing oil train notification information under the state's public records law. Read story
June 17, 2014, 5:00pm Business
PORTLAND -- A nearly $9 million project to make things safer in a Columbia River town that sees 24 oil trains a month will allow the trains to get through faster -- and allow more trains. Read story
June 17, 2014, 5:00pm Business
About 7.2 million barrels of crude oil traveled by rail through Clark County in the year between July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, according to information newly released to The Columbian by Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency. Read story
June 16, 2014, 5:00pm Business
SPOKANE -- Numerous speakers told a state Senate committee Tuesday that they oppose the rapid increase in railcars carrying crude oil from the Bakken fields of North Dakota and Montana through the state. Read story
June 10, 2014, 5:00pm Business
WASHINGTON -- A requirement from the U.S. Department of Transportation last month to limit the release of information about Bakken crude oil shipments by rail has set up a conflict between railroads, states and the federal government that could wind up in court. Read story
June 6, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News
Anyone with time, patience and a sharp enough eye to make out the number 1267 on a small placard can spot a crude oil train rolling through town. Read story
June 5, 2014, 5:00pm Business
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Although most people think of oil spills in California as potential beachfront disasters, there is new anxiety in Sacramento about the surge of crude oil now coming through the state each day by train. Read story
