Amendments proposed by the Biden administration aim to simplify hazardous materials compliance for trucking, rail and vessel companies.
Federal safety regulators have advised owners of older anhydrous ammonia tanks to conduct pressure testing to avoid catastrophic failure.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is temporarily suspending a 2020 rule that allows the transport of liquefied natural gas in specialized cryogenic tank cars.
The Natural Resources Defense Council wants the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Association to prohibit the transport of LNG by rail unless a company receives a special permit.
Norfolk Southern has released a six-point plan that addresses how the railroad expects to improve its use of hot box detectors.
La Administración de Seguridad de Oleoductos y Materiales Peligrosos está lidiando con dos normativas pendientes
Federal regulators are deciding at what level should the U.S. allow the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail. Some environmental groups oppose LNG by rail because of concerns about transporting highly flammable material.
With CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck fast approaching, now is the time for carriers and drivers to prepare for the inspection process.
New Fortress Energy subsidiary Energy Transfer Services’ permit allowing the transport of liquefied natural gas in special tank cars is set to expire next week, according to environmental group Delaware Riverkeeper.
The suspension would allow the July 2020 rule to be aligned with a separate and companion regulation currently being worked on by federal regulators.
The groups say more federal oversight is needed for the transport of liquefied natural gas by rail.
Environmental groups and several states have filed lawsuits against regulation governing liquefied natural gas by rail over environmental and safety concerns.
The rule seeks to address Democrats’ concerns about the safety measures the railroads would take in transporting liquefied natural gas.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has determined that existing federal laws preempt a state law that restricted the rail transport of crude oils exceeding a certain vapor pressure limit.
The agencies’ report, which uses findings from Sandia National Laboratories, says a crude oil’s vapor pressure shouldn’t factor into deciding whether certain types of crude oil can be transported via rail.
The bill would prohibit the transport of crude oil via rail if the Reid vapor pressure of the crude oil exceeds 9.5 pounds per square inch.
Action averts government shutdown, funds key infrastructure programs.
LNG export proposal immediately slammed by Democrat lawmakers.
The federal agency on hazardous materials transport has received over 4,000 comments about the law.
Amendment would hinder LNG export plans by New Fortress Energy
North Dakota’s lawmakers are fighting Washington state’s new crude-by-rail law, saying it could curtail shipments of state-produced Bakken crude oil.
