October 12, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News
The Washougal City Council is preparing to take up a resolution opposing a plan to build the largest oil-by-rail terminal in the Northwest at the Port of Vancouver. Read story
October 11, 2014, 5:00pm Northwest
BELLINGHAM (AP) -- A refinery in northwest Washington says it will no longer accept any volatile North Dakota crude oil unless it arrives on newer-model tank cars. Read story
October 9, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The Washington State Auditor's Office is reviewing a complaint alleging conflict of interest in the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council's review of an oil terminal proposed for the Port of Vancouver. Read story
October 4, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Ever since Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies proposed an oil-by-rail terminal at the Port of Vancouver, company and port officials have said that the state energy facility siting panel's rigorous review would address threats to safety or the environment. Read story
October 4, 2014, 5:00pm Business
In one state, a high-school dropout can land a six-figure job. In another area of the country, only college graduates can compete for that kind of salary. Read story
October 2, 2014, 5:00pm Business
WASHINGTON -- Ethanol producers are pushing back hard against new rail safety rules after a federal study found that ethanol poses hazards equal to or greater than crude oil in rail transportation. Read story
September 30, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Gov. Jay Inslee urged the federal government on Wednesday to immediately lower the speed limit for trains carrying crude oil throughout the state and accelerate the pace of replacing outdated rail cars. Read story
September 29, 2014, 5:00pm Business
WASHINGTON — The oil and railroad industries are urging federal regulators to allow them as long as seven years to retrofit existing tank cars that transport highly volatile crude oil, a top oil industry official said Tuesday. The cars have ruptured and spilled oil during collisions, leading to intense fires. Read story
September 26, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Most Clark County residents don't pay close attention to the North Dakota Industrial Commission. But the three-member regulatory body has the authority to influence something increasingly familiar to Southwest Washington and the Northwest: oil trains. Read story
September 25, 2014, 5:00pm Business
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The oil industry's lead trade group released new standards on Thursday for testing and classifying crude shipped by rail after prior shipments were misclassified, including a train that derailed in Canada and killed 47 people. Read story
