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Two railway accidents in Southern California kill worker and spill chemical waste A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway employee on March 3 was crushed to death between two trains at the company’s transit hub located near the border of La Mirada and Buena Park in Southern California. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, rescue workers found the victim mangled in the rail yard shortly after midnight and declared him dead at the scene. While the worker’s identity has not been released as of the time of this writing, it was reported that he was in his 40s.

Alaska’s 2021 cruise ship season, or lack thereof, has ignited new debates about a very old law.  As of now, the season is in limbo. Only five cruise ships plan on coming to Kodiak, compared to nearly 30 in 2019. And that’s nothing compared to places in southeast Alaska like Skagway, Ketchikan or Juneau that see hundreds of boats in a normal summer, but now might not see any.  There are two reasons for this. One, Canada has banned foreign ships with more than 100 passengers from entering its ports due to concerns about COVID-19.  And two, the United States has a law called ...

Font Size: Editor’s note: We endeavor to bring you the top voices on current events representing a range of perspectives. Below is a column arguing that social media companies should not be allowed to ban Trump. You can read a counterpoint here, where Adrian Moore, vice president at Reason Foundation, and Rebecca van Burken, a policy analyst at Reason Foundation, argue that social media companies, as private entities, have the right to ban whomever they choose. Imagine explaining to a pro-life activist that abortion is currently legal in the United States. Silly, right? The pro-life movemen...

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Following its December 17 open meeting, FERC issued an order withdrawing and terminating a proceeding that had been opened earlier this year to examine oil pipeline affiliate contracts. FERC initiated that proceeding on October 15, 2020, when it issued a proposed policy statement outlining how FERC would evaluate whether a contract between an oil pipeline carrier and its affiliate resulting from an open season process is just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory under the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA). FERC has historically taken a light-handed approach to oil pipeline regulation und...