Crude-by-Rail Terminal Proposal Advances With Draft Environmental Impact Statement

摘要

A state agency's draft environmental impact statement on a proposed crude-by-rail oil terminal for Vancouver, Wash., sees the probability of a major oil spill as "extremely low" for the trains that would bring crude to the port from the Bakken oil field. Release of the draft EIS Nov. 24 by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council of Washington kicked off a public comment period that will end Jan. 8. The comment period plays out against a background of debates over oil train safety and a possible expansion of crude oil exports.