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Seattle City Council Urges Gov To Stop Issuing Permits For Oil Trains

March 14th, 2014 | Tags: Bakkan crude through downtown Seattle, eight to 21 trains per week, Mike O'Brien, oil train resolution, oil train safety, oil trains environment, Seattle City Council, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle oil trains, Sightline, Washington State oil trains | Category: Community Rights, Feature, Legal, Multimedia, News, Photo, United States, Washington | Leave a comment

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March 10, 2014

Seattle has joined Spokane and Bellingham in passing a resolution to restrict oil shipments by rail until further review.

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed the resolution co-sponsored by council member Mike O’Brien and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray.

File image Credit Matthew Brown / AP Photo

The resolution urges Gov. Jay Inslee and other state regulators to refrain from issuing permits for projects that would increase […]

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