Railway Age11d
LNG By Rail Rule Vacated (Updated With RSI, ASLRRA Responses)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Jan. 17 vacated the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety ...
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Appeals court blocks rule allowing movement of LNG by rail
A federal court has struck down a Department of Transportation rule on transportation of liquefied natural gas enacted in ...
JD Supra5d
LNG by Rail: The D.C. Circuit Vacates a DOT Rulemaking and Outlines a Path for Challenges Yet to Come
First, the final LNG Rule imposes new requirements for the outer tank of approved railcars: The outer tank must be both thicker and made of stronger steel than that used in existing 120W cars.
Railway Age11d
LNG By Rail Rule Vacated
“But in 2020, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (‘PHMSA’) promulgated a rule authorizing the transportation of LNG by rail in newly designed tank cars, with no permit required ...
Reuters15d
US court throws out Trump-era rule allowing LNG rail transport
The rule was adopted by the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in July 2020 after Trump issued an executive order directing the department to ...
Center for Biological Diversity15d
Court Strikes Down Proposed Rule That Would Have Allowed U.S. “Bomb Trains”
A federal court today struck down a 2019 rule that would have allowed trains to travel the country filled with an unprecedented amount of explosive liquefied natural gas.
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US Appeals court blocks rule allowing movement of LNG by rail
Decision says Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration failed by not preparing environmental report ...
Yahoo11d
US Appeals court blocks rule allowing movement of LNG by rail
PHMSA has been mulling how to address LNG by rail using specialized tank cars. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Trump's administration is looking to slash the federal workforce. Here's where the ...