American Petroleum Institute Failed to Respond to Concerns of Oil Train Safety

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By Justin MikulkaOct 28, 2017, 12:15 pm397 pts
On July 29, 2013 Thomas J. Herrmann of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) wrote a letter to Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API). The letter was in response to the oil train disaster that occurred earlier that month in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, which killed 47 people…

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