Environmental groups are the latest challengers to push back against the new crude-by-rail rules with filings in federal court that argue the new regulations are too weak. Earthjustice filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on Thursday on behalf of seven nonprofits, arguing the timeline to phase out dangerous older tank cars is too long and that the standard for upgrades is too weak. The Earthjustice filing also seeks lower speed limits for trains carrying hazardous flammable liquids and requirements that railroads provide more information about the routing of dangerous goods to the public. “Explosive oil trains present real and imminent danger, and protecting the public and waterways requires an aggressive regulatory response,” said Marc […]