BNSF Railway

BNSF Appeals Review of Washington Coal Terminal Project
BNSF Appeals Review of Washington Coal Terminal Project
LONGVIEW (AP) — BNSF Railway has appealed an environmental review of a coal-export terminal in Washington state, arguing it miscalculated or overstated the risk of cancer for some residents. Millennium Bulk Terminal-Longview has long wanted to build a facility along the Columbia River near the city of Longview to handle up to 44 million tons of coal a year...
Inslee Wants Increased Inspections on Oil Transport Lines
Inslee Wants Increased Inspections on Oil Transport Lines
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee wants federal regulators to issue an emergency order requiring safety inspectors to physically walk the rail lines in the hours before Bakken crude oil is transported. In a letter to the railroad administration's chief, Inslee called current federal inspection standards "insufficient to protect our communities from the imminent threat of fires, spills, an