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Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails, Catches Fire In Whatcom County Near Canadian Border

By NWPB News December 22, 2020

Fire crews respond to the scene of a derailed train in the city of Custer, Washington, in Whatcom County on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. A BNSF spokesperson said seven train cars derailed and two caught fire. CREDIT: Washington Dept. of Ecology

A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in Whatcom County Tuesday morning, prompting officials to evacuate all nearby residents and businesses for several hours.Read More

Trump Administration Says Washington State Overstepped With Oil Train Law

By NWPB News May 13, 2020

Smoke billows from a Union Pacific train that derailed near Mosier, Ore., in the Columbia River Gorge. on June 3, 2016.

The Trump administration on Monday moved to block a Washington state law that imposed safety restrictions on oil shipments by rail following a string of explosive accidents.Read More

Washington Approves Oil Spill Response Plan For BNSF trains

By Rob Wood March 5, 2018

Washington has jut signed-off on its first-ever oil-spill response plan for a railroad.Read More

Oil Train Safety Rules Getting Rolled Back By Trump Administration

By Tom Banse December 9, 2017

The Trump administration is rolling back a requirement for trains carrying highly explosive liquids — like the oil trains that run through the Columbia River Gorge en route to Northwest refineries. […]Read More