Feds: Shale oil trains must plan for ‘worst case’

Published July 14, 2016 5:37pm ET



The Obama administration issued a proposed rule Thursday establishing new “worst case” planning requirements for trains shipping large amounts of shale oil.

The administration has focused on the train shipments in recent years after a number of derailments caused spills and large explosions. Thursday’s rule would hold the industry accountable for taking actions to prevent the “worst case scenario.”

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