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Judge Rules BNSF Intentionally Violated Agreement With Swinomish Tribe [1]

"BNSF intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community when the railway company ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation, a federal judge ruled Monday."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Source: Seattle Times [10], 03/29/2023
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"Train Derails In Rural North Dakota, Causes Chemical Spill" [11]

"A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials. But local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety."

Chemicals [12]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [16]
Source: AP [17], 03/28/2023
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"EU Countries Approve 2035 Phaseout of CO2-Emitting Cars" [18]

"European Union countries gave final approval on Tuesday to a landmark law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035, after Germany won an exemption for cars running on e-fuels."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
Europe [20]
Source: Reuters [21], 03/28/2023
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"Oil Spills And Near Misses: More Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel" [22]

"An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near Cuba. A third is seized in Spain for drifting out of control. These vessels were part of a "shadow" fleet of tankers carrying oil last year from countries hit by Western sanctions, according to a Reuters analysis of ship tracking and accident data and interviews with more than a dozen industry specialists."

Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [7]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [8]
International [24]
Source: Reuters [25], 03/24/2023
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"Norfolk Southern CEO Dodges Question On Support For Railway Reform Bill" [26]

"Norfolk Southern Railway CEO Alan Shaw said Wednesday that he supports certain aspects of a bipartisan railroad safety bill introduced after a train operated by the company crashed in East Palestine, Ohio, but declined to endorse the bill as a whole."

Chemicals [12]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [28], 03/23/2023
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"Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable" [29]

"Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold. But something surprising has happened recently: The metal’s price has fallen, helping to make electric vehicles more affordable."

Chemicals [12]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Natural Resources [30]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
International [24]
Source: NYTimes [31], 03/22/2023
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"Biden Will Let Calif. Lead On Electric Trucks, Despite Industry Protest" [32]

"The EPA plans to grant California a waiver that will allow the state to phase out diesel-powered trucks, helping communities burdened by truck pollution".

Air [33]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 03/22/2023
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"BNSF Fuel Train Derails On Swinomish Reservation" [36]

"A BNSF train leaving a Western Washington oil refinery with diesel fuel derailed shortly after midnight on March 16 on the Swinomish Reservation about 80 miles north of Seattle."

Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Source: ICT [37], 03/20/2023
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Coming Your Way by Rail Today — A Hazmat Rogues’ Gallery [38]

Environmental reporters can prepare for possible rail accidents involving hazardous materials — like the one that hit East Palestine, Ohio — by having a keener understanding of what hazmat may be regularly carried through their communities. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox guides you to helpful lists of dangerous substances while offering a rundown of nearly a dozen-and-a-half of the worst offenders and their risks.

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Journalism & Media [41]
Transportation [7]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
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Public [8]
  • Read more about Coming Your Way by Rail Today — A Hazmat Rogues’ Gallery [38]

"Inside The Movement To Remake America’s City Streets" [43]

"The automobile has been a fixture of urban life for more than a century. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. Congested streets turned into pedestrian safe havens. Now many want to make those changes permanent — but it won’t happen without a fight."

Climate Change [19]
Consumer [44]
Environmental Politics [45]
Infrastructure [46]
Planning & Growth [47]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
International [24]
Source: Washington Post [48], 03/16/2023
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