Oil-By-Rail Scrutiny Ratchets Up Across United States

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By Justin MikulkaApr 10, 2014, 11:37 am87 pts
Two years ago, trains snaked through American towns and cities day and night often without residents, or even city officials, knowing they were carrying explosive crude oil from the Bakken shale fields in North Dakota. But now — after four serious oil train explosions in the US and Canada — the issue has…

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