Lowey: Ban explosive crude from rail – The Journal News | LoHud.com
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Lowey: Ban explosive crude from rail
The Journal News | LoHud.com Paul Gallay, president of the environmental group Riverkeeper, said it was “essential” to require companies to make Bakken crude less volatile, given the increasing frequency of oil train accidents. Since 2014, there have been derailments and fires in … Oil Trains Too Fast, New Safety Rules Too SlowHuffington Post |
Are you ready to share the road with a self-piloting big rig? – Christian Science Monitor
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Are you ready to share the road with a self-piloting big rig?
Christian Science Monitor “The autonomous vehicle technology we are showcasing in the Freightliner Inspiration Truck will help reduce accidents, improve fuel consumption, cut highway congestion, and safeguard the environment,” said Daimler’s Wolfgang Bernhard, who took the … |
Injured Worker in ProPublica/NPR Story Testifies Before Illinois Legislature – The Ocean Signal
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Injured Worker in ProPublica/NPR Story Testifies Before Illinois Legislature
The Ocean Signal Jay Hoffman, a Democrat from southwestern Illinois, said the assembly should learn from the experiences of workers like Coffell, who were victims of both tragic accidents and “short-sighted policies” enacted by their legislatures. “Their … |
Injured Worker in ProPublica/NPR Story Testifies Before Illinois Legislature – ProPublica
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Injured Worker in ProPublica/NPR Story Testifies Before Illinois Legislature
ProPublica Jay Hoffman, a Democrat from southwestern Illinois, said the assembly should learn from the experiences of workers like Coffell, who were victims of both tragic accidents and “short-sighted policies” enacted by their legislatures. “Their … |
Start Seeing Motorcycles – Effingham’s News Leader
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Start Seeing Motorcycles
Effingham’s News Leader The Illinois Department of Transportation was joined today by Illinois State Police and motorcycle enthusiasts and advocates to launch the latest “Start Seeing Motorcycles” campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle crashes and fatalities in Illinois. To … |
Drivers survive cement truck accident on North Decatur Rd. at Superior Ave. – Decaturish.com
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Drivers survive cement truck accident on North Decatur Rd. at Superior Ave.
Decaturish.com “I didn’t even realize there was a car even there when I first walked up to the accident,” said Watkins. “It’s hard to see how somebody could survive that.” Mike Hall, a resident of Clairmont Heights, said he saw the female driver of the Audi being … |
Exelon’s Nuclear Oops: Washington D.C. Resists Pepco Merger – Huffington Post
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Exelon’s Nuclear Oops: Washington D.C. Resists Pepco Merger
Huffington Post For a hint of how seriously Exelon takes consumer wellbeing when engaging in such politics, check out their effort to undermine fixes to Illinois renewable energy standard that could save ratepayers an estimated $280 million by 2017, and attempts to … |
Exelon’s Nuclear Oops: Washington DC Resists Pepco Merger – Huffington Post
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Exelon’s Nuclear Oops: Washington DC Resists Pepco Merger
Huffington Post For a hint of how seriously Exelon takes consumer wellbeing when engaging in such politics, check out their effort to undermine fixes to Illinois renewable energy standard that could save ratepayers an estimated $280 million by 2017, and attempts to … |
Extreme Weather Watch: April Showers Turn Violent – OB Rag
OB RagExtreme Weather Watch: April Showers Turn ViolentOB RagThe tornado plowed a 50 mile path of destruction a half a mile wide with 200 mph winds. Rochelle, IL also was hit by EF-4 tornado. April 16: Tornado and severe thunderstorm watch in Texas. La…
Driver dies after fiery tanker accident on NJ Turnpike – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV
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Driver dies after fiery tanker accident on NJ Turnpike
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey (PIX11) – The man who was driving a fuel tanker-truck when the the vehicle erupted in flames after an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike ramp has died. Police say Carlos Vinciguerra-Gomez, 58, succumbed to his injuries a … Police Car Involved In Fatal Crash That Killed 2 Pedestrians On NJ TurnpikeCBS Local |
