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NTSB again stresses need for increased protection of high-hazard flammable material tankers, citing two recent derailments Written by Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief
The aftermath of the Feb. 13, 2020, CSX freight train derailment is seen in this screen shot from a UAV video provided by the Pike County Emergency Management Agency Feb. 14, 2020. The train was carrying denatured ethanol in Draffin, Ky., when the accident happened. Photo credit: Pike county emergency Management Agency, overlay by NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a safety recommendation in December regarding placement of Department Transportation-111 rail tank cars in high-hazard flammable trains and the use of buffer cars for the protection of train crews.
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(Growth Energy) In a court filing today (January 5, 2021), Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association continued to call on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to release the names and locations of refineries granted exemptions from their Renewable Fuel Standard obligations.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor and RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper offered the following joint statement on the filing: “The public has a right to know which companies are receiving waivers from their Clean Air Act obligations and skirting requirements to blend cleaner, greener renewable fuels like ethanol. It is disingenuous for EPA to suggest that the names and locations of the exempted refineries constitute confidential business information, especially when the Agency itself has twice proposed to publicly disclose this information. We will not stop our efforts to bring transparency to this process until the shroud of secrecy has been lifted on the small refinery e