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Oil Trains Under Political Microscope

Riverkeeper Comments on U.S. Department of Transportation’s Proposed Rulemaking on Transport of Flammable Fuel by Rail

Continues call for immediate emergency action to ban the use of DOT-111 train cars to carry crude oil

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DOT proposes new regulations for oil trains

Oil Rush: Can Standards Keep Pace With America’s Fossil Fuel Boom?

Riverkeeper Denounces Deal to Pay for Basic Bridge Construction Work with Clean Water Funds

Statement by Paul Gallay, President and Hudson Riverkeeper:

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Cuomo Called on to Release Secret Tappan Zee & Clean Water Raid Financial Plans

Albany—This Wednesday, the state’s Public Authorities Control Board is expected to vote on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $511 million clean water raid and the Administration has blocked all attempts to access basic financial information regarding their plan, as well as how they intend to pay for construction of a new Tappan Zee bridge.

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Crude Oil on the Hudson

Potential risks seen in crude oil boom

‘Small’ spill at Port of Albany renews calls for state legislation regulating oil trains

Crude Oil on the Hudson

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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