August 15, 2014, 5:00pm Latest News
SEATTLE -- The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it will file no criminal charges following a four-year investigation into the April 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the Tesoro Corp. refinery in Anacortes. Read story
August 13, 2014, 12:00am Business
Opponents of the Tesoro-Savage plan to build the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver will host a public forum Thursday night about the risks of oil trains running through Washougal. Read story
August 13, 2014, 12:00am Business
Opponents of building the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail terminal at the Port of Vancouver renewed their calls on the port Tuesday to re-open its lease for the project, approved in 2013, and to conduct a public hearing in light of new information about safety problems and other risks. Read story
August 9, 2014, 12:00am Business
The companies proposing the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver are digging for information about two major roadblocks standing in their way: the Vancouver City Council's resolution opposing the oil terminal and the $1.3 billion plan to redevelop the city's former industrial waterfront. Read story
August 2, 2014, 12:00am Business
The state panel reviewing a proposed oil transfer terminal in Vancouver issued an order Friday confirming that the site where it would be built is appropriately zoned for such a purpose. Read story
August 1, 2014, 12:00am Business
WASHINGTON -- The sharp increase in U.S. oil production and its promise of energy independence is coming with a disastrous byproduct: spills that threaten lives, communities and the environment. Read story
July 28, 2014, 12:00am Business
A surge in oil trains hauling North Dakota's energy bonanza is interfering with grain shipments to Pacific Northwest ports, prompting fears of a chronic crisis in which railcars carrying fossil fuels crowd out other products and disrupt exports. Read story
July 28, 2014, 12:00am Business
The Obama administration's proposal Wednesday for making oil-laden rail cars safer runs 203 pages and includes a host of new rules for carrying flammable fuels by train -- but they come with caveats. Read story
July 25, 2014, 12:00am Business
A statewide rail safety report released today identifies gaps in the resources Oregon needs needs to prevent and respond to an oil train derailment. Read story
July 25, 2014, 12:00am Northwest
SEATTLE -- Railroad crews have reopened tracks where an oil train derailed early Thursday in Seattle, but work continues on three damaged tanker cars. Read story
