Justin Mikulka and Steve Horn

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onMay 10, 2017 @ 08:42 PDT

In 2015, a federal rail agency authorized the Alaska Railroad Corporation to ship its first batch of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail in Alaska, but granted this permission behind closed doors, ...
onAug 20, 2014 @ 07:00 PDT

While many states around the U.S. have released information to the public about the frequency and routes of trains carrying oil obtained from hydraulic fracturing (โ€œfrackingโ€) in North Dakotaโ€™s Bak...
onAug 13, 2014 @ 11:15 PDT

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) recently said it would proceed with plans to increase speeds for oil-by-rail unit trains in Devilโ€™s Lake, N.D. toย 60 MPHย from 30 MPH, despite opposition from loc...
onJul 2, 2014 @ 10:38 PDT

Since the first major oil-by-rail explosion occurred on July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mรฉgantic, Quebec, citizens in communities across the U.S. have risen up when they've learned their communities are desti...
onJun 18, 2014 @ 07:06 PDT

The Obamaย White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has held the majority of its meetings on the proposed federal oil-by-rail safety regulations with oil and gas industry lobb...
onJun 15, 2014 @ 07:00 PDT

When Richard Revesz, Dean Emeritus of New York University Law School, introduced Howard Shelanski at his only public appearance so far during his tenure as Administrator of the White House Office o...