Feds Weaken New Oil-By-Rail Safety Regulations Days After Announcing Them

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By Justin MikulkaMar 28, 2014, 9:26 am35 pts
Nine days after announcing new regulations designed to improve oil-by-rail safety, the Department of Transportation quietly weakened the rules for testing rail cars and exempted shippers of bitumen from having to meet the new regulations. The department had been under pressure from industry since announcing…

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