New York Wants Oil Companies to Treat Oil Shipped on Trains

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): New York’s attorney general is calling on federal transportation regulators to impose new safety rules governing the combustibility of crude oil shipped by rail.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants energy companies to treat crude oil using a process that removes volatile gases before the fuel can be loaded onto trains. These gases have been linked to fiery explosions after railroad accidents, including the deadly 2013 crash in...

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