September 6, 2016, 9:51am Nation & World
A federal judge will hold a hearing Tuesday on the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's request for a temporary work stoppage in North Dakota. Read story
September 5, 2016, 5:43pm Business
The city of Vancouver, not the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, has the authority to decide how energy facilities must treat their wastewater before they connect to the city’s sewage treatment plant, the council recently ruled. Read story
September 5, 2016, 4:20pm Business
Railroads appear to keep most data on their bridge inspections secret, even after a federal law allowed local officials to request the information. Read story
September 4, 2016, 6:08am Business
Opponents of the proposed Vancouver Energy oil terminal will be granted more time to file post-hearing briefs to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, the administrative law judge overseeing the issue has ruled. Read story
September 1, 2016, 5:50pm Clark County News
Next month, railroads hauling crude oil through Washington state will have to prove they have the capability to deal with an oil spill. Read story
August 27, 2016, 1:56pm Latest News
Emergency responders in communities along oil train routes in Washington state will start receiving advance notice of the shipments this fall. Read story
August 24, 2016, 6:03pm Business
A newly adopted state rule requires facilities that receive crude oil to notify the Washington Department of Ecology in advance. Also, the rule requires crude oil pipeline operators in the state to submit biannual information about shipment volumes and origin. Read story
August 18, 2016, 10:52am Nation & World
A sheriff says the developers of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline have agreed to halt construction of the project in North Dakota until a federal court hearing next week in Washington, D.C. Read story
August 18, 2016, 6:00am Business
Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government report released Wednesday. Read story
August 17, 2016, 9:54am Business
Shell Puget Sound Refinery and the Marine Spill Response Corporation completed an oil spill response drill Tuesday morning near Guemes Island. Read story
