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May 15, 2015

Citing Amtrak Crash, Environmentalists Sue over "Bomb Train" Rules 
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Environmental groups are raising concerns about the proximity of the
train derailment to tanker cars which may have been carrying crude oil
or other explosive materials. Earthjustice has sued the Obama
administration, calling its recently announced rules on so-called oil
"bomb trains" inadequate, and citing the tank cars in Philadelphia,
shown in photographs just yards from the crash. Officials say the
tankers were empty at the time.

 

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