Mainly from the shale found in north dakota and canada. So Safety Experts are full steam ahead to prepare for a worse case scenario. Heres a quick look at a map part of a large study done by several state agencies. It shows the more populated centers like the bay area are better prepare today handle an emergency prepared to handle an emergency response. The more rural areas where theres been a history of derailments are still the least prepared. Kpix 5s been out front reporting on this issue. Lawmakers getting on board now. Demanding more transparency from the oil and Railroad Companies and trying to better prepare across the board and that means money. So starting next month, the 6. 5 cents per barrel fee will be added on to oil transported to the state by rail. It will fund Oil Spill Response and prevention efforts along with another bill in the works creating another fee that will train and equip firefighters if and when something goes wrong. Heres the bills sponsor state senator je
The mothers of two of the women killed in the horror Maryborough crash on April 30 have shared how they are coping with their grief some eight months later.