Oklahoma residents seek answers on upsurge in earthquakes | The Detroit News
Oklahoma City — Oklahoma residents whose homes and nerves have been shaken by an upsurge in earthquakes want to know what’s causing the temblors — and what can be done to stop them. Hundreds of people...
View ArticleLightning strikes saltwater disposal site near Ross in North Dakota
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — An early morning lightning strike caused a fire at a saltwater disposal facility near the tiny northwestern North Dakota town of Ross. North Dakota Department of Health...
View ArticlePublic, industry weigh in on oil train safety
WASHINGTON — The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is drafting regulations to improve the safety of rail shipments of crude oil following a series derailments, explosions and...
View ArticleReport on oil trains moving through Minn. released : Energy News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Railroad documents released by the state Department of Public Safety show about 50 trains carrying crude oil from North Dakota are passing through Minnesota each week, most traveling...
View ArticleWork continues at Seattle oil train derailment
SEATTLE — Railroad crews have reopened tracks where an oil train derailed early Thursday in Seattle, but work continues on three damaged tanker cars. Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas...
View ArticleND oil regulators to add 3 pipeline inspectors
WILLISTON, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources announced Tuesday that it is adding three new pipeline inspector positions. Department spokeswoman Alison Ritter said the inspectors...
View ArticleTribal officials: Oil ill effects reaching into Fort Peck Indian Reservation
POPLAR, Mont. — Tribal officials said Thursday that eastern Montana’s Fort Peck Indian Reservation is feeling the adverse effects of the nearby oil boom — without any of the economic gains. U.S. Sen....
View ArticleOil patch derailment in Dickinson, ND closes tracks for 3 hours
DICKINSON, N.D. — Four flatbed railcars and a boxcar derailed Saturday morning in Dickinson. A BNSF Railway train was heading east when it went off the tracks at about 5:15 a.m. in a BNSF yard....
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....