| "American railroads have long operated under federal laws that shield them from local or state oversight and provide a blanket of secrecy over much of their operations. But now a rapid rise in the number of trains carrying crude oil ?? along with a series of derailments and explosions ?? has brought new concern about the risks of transporting dangerous cargo by rail.Local and state officials complain that they receive very little information about when hazardous materials are shipped through their communities or how railroads pick their routes. Federal interstate commerce rules give them little say in the matter and railroads are exempted from federal ??right to know ? regulations on hazardous material sites... ??There is an unwillingness to use any kind of enforcement power at the federal level, ? ... |
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