July 13, 2016, 5:48pm Business
Railroads hauling crude oil would be required to develop comprehensive plans for dealing with a significant oil spill, including providing detailed information to state and tribal authorities, under a rule proposed Wednesday by the Department of Transportation. Read story
July 12, 2016, 4:56pm Business
Slow progress has been made on efforts to upgrade or replace tens of thousands of rupture-prone rail cars used to transport oil and ethanol, despite numerous fiery derailments that prompted new rules for the industry, U.S. safety officials said Tuesday. Read story
July 10, 2016, 5:01pm Business
The oil industry is fighting a generation gap. Read story
July 10, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News
Gov. Jay Inslee is calling on federal regulators to issue an emergency order demanding railroads that haul Bakken crude send safety inspectors to physically walk the rail lines at least 24 hours before transporting the volatile oil. Read story
July 10, 2016, 6:05am Business
Vancouver Energy is making a lot of promises. Read story
July 9, 2016, 5:26pm Business
Analysts, scientists and Tesoro Corp. and BNSF railroad officials took the stand as Vancouver Energy continued to make its case, during the second week of adjudication hearings, that the nation’s largest rail-to-marine oil terminal would be operated safely and should be approved by the state. Read story
July 8, 2016, 5:20pm Business
The National Transportation Safety Board has responded to a letter from Oregon’s senators about why it did not investigate last month’s oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge, saying its limited staff likely would not have gleaned any new safety recommendations from examining the incident. Read story
July 5, 2016, 4:18pm Business
The city of Aberdeen is likely to complete adoption of an ordinance later this month that prohibits bulk crude oil storage and handling facilities. Read story
July 1, 2016, 7:31pm Business
Vancouver Energy tapped a dozen witnesses this week as it began its offensive in the trial-like battle over the nation’s largest oil terminal, proposed at the Port of Vancouver. Read story
June 28, 2016, 7:26pm Business
who has the final say over whether the nation’s largest proposed oil-by-rail terminal will be built at the Port of Vancouver — received a surge of emails urging him to halt crude-by-rail and deny the project. Read story
