Current lack of enforcement ignores growing threats of Bakken oil
explosions so extensive and toxic, fire chiefs have testified that
“even if we had an infinite amount of foam,” the fires and toxic
emissions would continue until all fuel had been exhausted, killing
people and destroying wide swaths of land and riverbanks as they
burned. Railroads are making secret decisions and hiding documents to
such an extent, the federal Department of Transportation says it’s
“impossible to know” to what extent railroads have prioritized or
ignored safety in choosing routes. Railroads have also lobbied against
federal regulatory efforts aimed at retrofitting tank cars for greater
safety. Congress and the White House, Homeland Security and the FRA
need to address the danger of Bakken oil explosions before disaster strikes.
That's why I signed a petition to Sarah Feinberg, acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, which says:
"It’s time the Federal Railroad Administration enforces existing law
requiring regulation to preserve health and safety in communities
adjacent to railroad traffic, particularly in metropolitan areas.
"
Will you sign the petition too? Click here to add your name:
explosions so extensive and toxic, fire chiefs have testified that
“even if we had an infinite amount of foam,” the fires and toxic
emissions would continue until all fuel had been exhausted, killing
people and destroying wide swaths of land and riverbanks as they
burned. Railroads are making secret decisions and hiding documents to
such an extent, the federal Department of Transportation says it’s
“impossible to know” to what extent railroads have prioritized or
ignored safety in choosing routes. Railroads have also lobbied against
federal regulatory efforts aimed at retrofitting tank cars for greater
safety. Congress and the White House, Homeland Security and the FRA
need to address the danger of Bakken oil explosions before disaster strikes.
That's why I signed a petition to Sarah Feinberg, acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, which says:
"It’s time the Federal Railroad Administration enforces existing law
requiring regulation to preserve health and safety in communities
adjacent to railroad traffic, particularly in metropolitan areas.
"
Will you sign the petition too? Click here to add your name:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/enforce-r…