The Long and Winding Route
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Miles to go before I sleep
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, 1922.
This phase from the iconic Robert Frost poem could refer to a trucker driving a load of LNG through several municipalities on Route 6-11 through Clarks Summit, or through municipalities of the Back Mountain, or through Interstate and Turnpike construction, through 276 or 476 to get around Philadelphia, through bridge traffic across the Delaware – all en route to a port at Gibbstown, NJ, where the cargo will be deposited.
The poem could also be expressing the realization of duties and responsibilities that must be fulfilled before going to sleep. Public servants (County Commissioners, Township Supervisors, Legislators) and residents of all walks of life, have a duty to their neighbors (known and not-yet known) and future generations to stop fracked-gas industrialization.
Overland LNG
The LNG loaded at Wyalusing Township will travel approximately 200 miles overland by tanker truck or rail to reach its destination, the export port at Gibbstown, NJ.
Traffic Volume
New Fortress Energy LLC projects making 3.5 to 4 million gallons per day of LNG. A tanker truck holds around 10,000 gallons.
That equates to 350 tanker trucks per day, or 15 filled tankers per hour departing Wyalusing and traveling a southeasterly route to New Jersey. That also requires 350 empty tankers returning. Do the math: that is one tanker in either direction, every two minutes.
A rail car holds 30,680 gal. That equates to over 100 filled rail cars per day, which would likely move as a 100-car unit (cars all of same type) train.
References:
Communities in Peril
PennDOT traffic study for New Fortress Energy shows the truck route along Routes 6-11 from Bradford County through Dalton, Glenburn Township, Clarks Summit, and South Abington Township to I-81, I-84, to I-380 S.
Hauling by Tanker Truck
Published, The Sunday Times, July 9, 2023. Reproduced with permission of The Times-Tribune and John Cole.
How large are the trucks? To efficiently transport LNG, 40-ft tankers would be used.
Photos in northeast PA. LNG tankers are white and say Methane Refrigerated Liquid.
In Clarks Summit, PA
Convoying LNG trucks in Clarks Summit, PA
In Clarks Summit, PA
On Interstate 81
Haul Routes
The haul routes are unknown. DEP did not need to know. Municipalities and counties along the haul route were not brought into the discussion. What might the routes be? Looking at a map, in the northern part of the state, the route from Wyalusing Township could be 29 south to 309 south, going through Dallas and Luzerne. Or, it could be Route 6 south through Tunkannock, Factoryville, Dalton, and Clarks Summit, on the way to interstate connections.
Delaware Riverkeeper Network has developed and interactive map, plotting schools, childcare centers, population densities along haul routes.
A web snapshot is shown below.
We encourage you to go the interactive map to explore impacts in your area.
It shows four possible routes:
Truck route A: Wyalusing Township to southeasterly points using routes 29 and 309 through Dallas and Luzerne, PA.
Truck route B: Wyalusing Township to southeasterly points using Route 6 through Clarks Summit.
How to navigate the map. The map opens by default to Truck Route A (maroon, surrounded by gray).
Use the + to focus on a community.
To view Truck Route B, click on the Layer List icon. Go down the list that opens and check Truck Route B (shown in pink). (Note: Rail routes A and B are the same in northern PA; they differ in southeastern PA.)
LNG Truck Hauling Dangers
Here in Northern PA, we don’t need a catastrophe.
LNG risks and the failure of regulation to protect the public
The KC Ingram show discusses New Fortress Energy, Florida Rail, and the failure of regulation with international HAZMAT expert, Fred Miller.
https://www.facebook.com/theKCIngramShow/videos/2591893814438182
The Storage and Transportation of LNG: What Could Go Wrong?
By Chris Mele, March 11, 2021
The project would mean up to 100 LNG rail cars – critics call them “bomb trains” – and hundreds of highway tankers snaking through or near densely populated communities, such as Allentown, Reading, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre and sections of Philadelphia and its suburbs.
https://delawarecurrents.org/2021/03/11/the-storage-and-transportation-of-lng-what-could-go-wrong/
LNG From Pennsylvania to New Jersey: 400 Tanker Trucks a Day
By Chris Mele | April 10, 2021
But the project sponsor also has plans to send as many as 400 tanker trucks per day, each carrying 10,000 gallons of LNG, crisscrossing Pennsylvania and New Jersey roadways, passing through or near small cities and communities with congested roads.
That’s significant given that project proponents, federal government and risk evaluators of the LNG-by-rail project have repeatedly said that the likelihood of a failure of an MC-338 cryogenic highway tanker is greater than that of a specialized rail tanker.
https://delawarecurrents.org/2021/04/10/lng-from-pennsylvania-to-new-jersey-400-tanker-trucks-a-day/
First Responders: Prepared for LNG Emergencies? The Evidence Is Not Reassuring
By Chris Mele, April 27, 2021
Hazardous materials regularly roll through Northeastern Pennsylvania communities by rail and road and it’s left to local first responders to be ready for when things go wrong.
https://delawarecurrents.org/2021/04/27/first-responders-prepared-for-lng-emergencies-the-evidence-is-not-reassuring-2/
Shortage of firefighters. Many rural departments struggle because they don’t have the population base to recruit enough potential firefighters and paramedics, as discussed at a firefighters convention. Aug. 4, 2023
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2023/08/04/western-pennsylvania-firefighters-convention/stories/202308040097
A tanker truck exploded on a highway in southeastern China, killing 18 people and injuring 189 others in June 2020.
We don’t need a similar tragedy.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/18-dead-189-hurt-tanker-truck-explodes-china-71245847%C2%A0
Disaster averted in tanker fire near I-80, Fernley, NV. September 2005
Hundreds were evacuated from homes and businesses and traffic was diverted throughout Churchill and Lyon counties after a tanker truck leaking pressurized liquid natural gas caught fire near Interstate 80. Due to the tanker’s pressurized contents, the risk of a massive explosion and shockwave was present, forcing evacuations and response from across the region.
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/disaster-averted-in-tanker-fire-near-i-80/
Are Pennsylvania roads safe for tanker trucks?
Many types of tanker trucks supply Pennsylvania state and county roads.
Unfortunate accidents have occurred recently. Whereas we are not keeping a compendium of accidents, we point to some recent accidents as a cautionary note regarding the suitability of area roads for tankers. To anyone who many have been injured in these accidents, we truly wish our support for a full recovery.
2 Dead In Fiery Crash On PA Turnpike. October 2023
At least two people were killed and another person was injured Saturday in a fiery crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to reports citing Pennsylvania State Police. An 11-mile stretch of the interstate remained closed for much of the day following the crash. The crash involving multiple cars and a tanker truck hauling jet fuel… Video shared on social media following the crash showed debris scattered across the interstate and large flames engulfing the tanker trucks and nearby cars… A news helicopter crew from ABC6 reported seeing the charred remains of the truck and two cars. The crash also prompted a brief evacuation for residents living on two nearby roads…
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/lansdale/pa-turnpike-shut-down-montgomery-co-after-multi-car-crash
Mass Evacuation After Tanker Truck Overturns, Spills In Eastern PA. November 2022
Hundreds of homes were evacuated after a massive spill sent 6,000 gallons of fuel through a residential area, authorities said. https://patch.com/pennsylvania/bensalem/s/ih7nj/mass-evacuation-after-tanker-truck-overturns-spills-in-eastern-pa
On May 24, 2022 a tanker truck carrying gas well pad brine crashed near Salladasburg along Larry's Creek, killing the driver.
In wake of March 2022 pileup, transportation officials urge motorists to exercise caution in poor conditions
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/in-wake-of-pileup-transportation-officials-urge-motorists-to-exercise-caution-in-poor-conditions/article_bbe06cfa-df60-5bb9-8c90-b229964e28d8.html
A tractor-trailer driver was treated for minor injuries Sunday night after striking a disabled vehicle and falling 150 to 200 feet down an embankment in Jessup, officials said. February 2022
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/crime-emergencies/tractor-trailer-falls-at-least-150-feet-down-embankment-in-jessup/article_2848252b-9f48-5cf6-b2b6-772086e920d5.html
Oil tank rollover in Srasburg Township, leaking hundreds of gallons of fuel. February 2022
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/fuel-tanker-leaks-hundreds-of-gallons-of-oil-onto-strasburg-township-road/article_065ca4f2-8452-11ec-8fa5-4bb5bbc32329.html
A road is closed after a tractor-trailer went off an Interstate 81 bridge in Butler Twp. in Luzerne County, crashing onto the local road below. Nov. 2021
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/butler-twp-road-closed-after-tractor-trailer-tumbles-off-i-81-bridge/article_26109d55-31dd-5874-880d-6573bceca24b.html
One Flown by Helicopter After Tractor Trailer Crash. September 2021
https://www.rocket-courier.com/articles/one-flown-by-helicopter-after-tractor-trailer-crash/
Water Truck Rolls Over on Sugar Hill Road. July 2021
https://www.rocket-courier.com/pageview/viewer/2021-07-29#page=2
Tanker truck flips along I-81 on-ramp in Dupont, spills gasoline.April 2021
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/crime-emergencies/tanker-truck-flips-along-i-81-on-ramp-in-dupont-spills-gasoline/article_752c1a30-420e-534a-a08f-3c26198361b9.html
Are there Safety Regulations for LNG trucking?
Pennsylvania has no specific regulations regarding LNG road transport.
In New York state, the intrastate transportation of LNG is prohibited unless the route has been certified by the New York State Department of Transportation.
https://govt.westlaw.com/nycrr/Document/I6205a1e8b8c211e4ac080000845b8d3e?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)&bhcp=1
Regulation of Hazardous Materials
Interstate movement of hazardous material is the jurisdiction of the federal Department of Transportation, of which PHMSA is a division. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 Transportation, 100-177 and 178-179 regulations cover packaging, placarding, and labeling. https://ecfr.io/Title-49/
The shipper needs to register with PHMSA. https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/registration/registration-overview
LNG is Hazmat, Flammable Gas 2.1, and is required to be placarded as such. You will see a specific version on white cylindrical tankers, along with the words “methane refrigerated liquid”
Flammable Gas Class 2.1 UN1972 DOT Placard. Designed in accordance with DOT regulations 49CFR part 172.500. Proper Shipping Name(s) (Taken from CFR Title 49 Paragraph 172.101) UN 1972 Class 2.1 Methane, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid) or Natural gas, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid), with high methane content). Required for easy identification of hazardous loads. Meets HM-215B Requirements Complies with International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and International Maritime Organization (IMO) dangerous goods regulations.
Hazardous Materials in Bulk Packaging are prohibited in Pennsylvania Turpike tunnels.
https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/permits-restrictions/hazardous-materials-(placarded-loads)
Insurance
It is unclear who (shipper or carrier) must carry how much insurance of what type. We are continuing to look into the matter.
https://www.desmogblog.com/2019/05/21/virtual-pipelines-fracking-compressed-natural-gas-trucks
PA Municipalities stand up for safety
In 2020, the northern PA municipalities of Clarks Summit Borough, Clarks Green Borough, South Abington Township, City of Scranton, Jessup Borough, Pittstown Township, Kutztown Borough, and Lehigh County Commissioners passed resolutions, sent to the Delaware River Basin Commission, opposing the New Fortress Energy scheme that would send high volumes of LNG by truck or rail through their communities en route to the proposed export port along the Delaware River. In southeastern PA, Penndel Borough and Upper Moreland Township passed resolutions.
As of March 13, 2023, in New Jersey, eighteen municipal entities passed resolutions opposing the project; in Delaware, three municipal resolutions passed.
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2021/12/06/trenton-votes-to-oppose-gibbstown-fracked-gas-terminal/
Tunkhannock, a Community in Peril
Railroad at grade crossing
Report Hazards (no pun intended)
Track condition
Bridge condition
Hauling LNG by train
Rail hauling of tanker cars has not gotten safer.
New report by FracTracker Alliance: On the Wrong Track: Risks To Residents Of The Upper Ohio River Valley From Railroad Incidents.
Dec. 2023: According to the report, there were 742 rail incidents in the tri-state region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia between January 1, 2020, and May 31, 2023, a bit more than four per week. Over 14 million people in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia live within one mile of rail lines used to transport hazardous materials. 423 hospitals are located within one mile of rails in these three states, with populations that would be difficult to evacuate in an emergency situation. There are 12,791 schools and child-care centers within one mile of railroad tracks in the tri-state area, serving more than 2.2 million children.
https://www.fractracker.org/2023/12/on-the-wrong-track-risks-to-residents-of-the-upper-ohio-river-valley-from-railroad-incidents/
Derailments rose at the top five freight railroads in 2023, according to regulatory reports for the first 10 months of the year, the most recent period for which data exists for all five companies. And there was a steep increase in the mechanical problem — an overheated wheel bearing — that regulators think caused the derailment of the 1.75-mile-long train in East Palestine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/business/ohio-train-derailment-safety-east-palestine.html
Freight Train Collides with Cement Truck. September 2023.
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/levittown/freight-train-collides-tractor-trailer-middletown-twp
In May 2022, 17 tanker cars derailed in Harmar Township in western PA.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/epa-all-tankers-train-derailment-harmar-township-removed-creek/RC3K2NNJ2FCKPIUD6CORP7UHTA/
On Dec. 2, 2022 a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Marysville, Perry County, with a rail car falling off a railroad bridge onto road below.
https://www.wgal.com/article/norfolk-southern-train-derails-car-falls-off-bridge-marysville-perry-county-pennsylvania/42133587#
On May 11, 2023 outside off New Castle, PA, nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed, with no hazardous chemicals on board and no reported injuries, fire department and company officials said.
https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-train-derailment-norfolk-southern-d4e81aa3adab99f2602e9b3b57379f6b?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=e3cfb301-1779-42f1-ad24-21fd61816f80
A train derailment in Whitemarsh Township, July 17, 2023, spilled a full rail car of polyethylene pellets
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/whitemarsh-train-crash-cleanup-tetrachloroethylene-plastic-pellets-urea-20230717.html
The Rail Routes of the LNG
If the federal government does not suspend and then reverse the 2019 LNG-by-rail rule, LNG could move on various routes.
Likely rail route through Northeastern PA
FracTracker Alliance interactive map of rail routes, incidents, schools and hospitals.
Satellite views drill down on Reading, West Conshohocken, North Philadelphia; and Pennsauken, Camden, Gloucester City, Westville, Woodbury, and Gibbstown, NJ.
Reading and Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad (RBMN)
Rail Special Permit History
New Fortress Energy (aka Bradford County Real-Estate Partners) prepared an industrial site in Bradford County for a plant that will make LNG from fossil gas received from area pipelines. Their projection is for a production volume of 3.5-4 million gallons daily, that will fill, daily, a unit train of 100 cryogenic rail cars (30,000 gallons each) or 300-400 ISO containers (10,000 gallons each). ISO containers can go by truck or rail. (1)
The LNG will be transported to Gibbstown, NJ, for loading onto ships. (3)
Starting point
Federal hazardous materials regulations do not allow LNG shipments by rail, except with a special permit. Currently the only in-use special permit is on the Florida East Coast Railway for movement of LNG in ISO containers from NFE’s Hialeah liquefaction facility to Port Miami and Port Everglades for export. (4, 5)
Executive Order 13868. The Trump administration issued Executive Order 13868 in April 2019 that directed the Transportation secretary to propose a rule allowing liquefied natural gas to be shipped in cryogenic rail tank cars. (6)
Rail Special Permit. Special Permit SP 20534 (7)
Energy Transport Solutions LLC (ETS), a logistics subsidiary of NFE, requested and received (December 5, 2019) special permission to move LNG by rail in a 50-year-old cryogenic tank car design (DOT-113C120W) which has never been authorized for LNG hauling, and without safety testing for LNG. The special permit requires training of emergency responders along the rail routes, but does not specify the route, name these responders, designate responsibility for training costs or how preparedness will be assured; or clarify liability in the event of a catastrophe. (8, 9)
The proposal was likely an industry test balloon to see if it could ship gas by rail instead of pipelines. (31)
Expiration and renewal request.
The Special Permit was not used and had an expiration date of Nov. 30, 2021. (10)
ETS applied for an extension on Nov. 29, 2021. (11, 12, 13)
In July 2022, 23 officials sent a letter to Biden administration urging denial of the special permit. (22)
On April 24, 2023, PHMSA denied renewal of the special permit.
SPECIAL PERMITS DATA—DENIED
Permit # 20534–R
Energy Transport Solutions LLC
To renew authorization for the transportation in commerce of methane, refrigerated liquid in DOT specification 113C120W tank cars.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-24/pdf/2023-08590.pdf (See page 24846)
Federal Rulemaking
On Oct. 24, 2019 as a response to the same Executive order 13868, PHMSA promulgated federal rulemaking to remove the decades-old prohibition on movement of LNG via rail cars, anywhere in the U.S. The comment period closed on Dec. 23, 2019. (15) The rule was issued on June 19, 2020. (16) Compared to the Special Permit granted to ETS, the rulemaking required a route analysis, structural requirements for rail cars, and other transportation measures. But there have been no realistic crash, derailment, or puncture tests, and the PHMSA logic used risk analysis, which does not rule out loss of life.
Objections to the rule change came from numerous commenters. (17, 18, 19)
Suspension of the LNG by rail rule: On Nov. 8, 2021 PHMSA opened a comment period to solicit comments on suspending the LNG-by-rail rule. The comment period closed Dec. 23, 2021. (20) PHMSA referenced concerns received about public safety in announcing the suspension. Fifteen Attorneys General wrote to PHMSA urging prompt suspension. (21) Citizens sent a petition to the Biden administration in May 2022. (23)
Ohio train derailment prompts new calls to block natural gas transport plan. 2.15.23 (26)
Congressional representatives from Pennsylvania urge Biden Administration to permanently ban rail shipments of LNG, warning of the risk of an explosion and catastrophe along a densely populated route. 3.3.23 (27, 35)
Local emergency responders are not equipped and certified to handle hazmat situations if a train handling chemicals derails here. Evacuation will be needed until it burns out. Bradford County currently contracts its hazmat response team from the Harrisburg area. If such a derailment happens in Wyalusing. 3.8.23 (28)
U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA. Communities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania demanded an immediate return to a ban on LNG-by-rail. Eighteen New Jersey municipalities, eleven Pennsylvania local governments, and two Delaware municipalities have passed resolutions against LNG-by-rail. (29)
Investigative reporter Frank Lesnefsky delves into the history and status of the New Fortress Energy plan to move LNG overland through northeast PA. (32)
Editorial Board of The Times-Tribune calls on local officials.
“Local officials from Wyalusing to Gibbstown must launch coordinated opposition to this ill-considered project on safety and environmental grounds.
Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Cory Booker and Bob Menendez of New Jersey, all Democrats, must work in concert to thwart required federal approvals, along with Rep. Matt Cartwright and Dan Meuser of Northeast Pennsylvania, and their colleagues from the affected areas of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. At the state level, the regional legislative delegation and Gov. Josh Shapiro must recognize that the public interest demands an end to this dangerous enterprise.” (33)
Senator Corey Booker sends letter to Pete Buttigieg requesting swift action to pause implementation of a Trump Administration rule that allowed bulk transportation of LNG by railcar anywhere in the nation. (34)
On September 1, 2023, PHMSA announced suspension of the Hazardous Materials Rule Authorizing Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail.
Statement in Federal Register: PHMSA, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to suspend authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation in rail tank cars pursuant to a final rule published on July 24, 2020, pending the earlier of either completion of a companion rulemaking evaluating potential modifications to requirements governing rail tank car transportation of LNG, or June 30, 2025. (36)(25)
Federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs predicts a June 2024 commencement date for new rulemaking on LNG by rail. (37)
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1. Protect Northern PA describes project beginnings. https://protectnorthernpa.org/about-us
2. SEC. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000114036120024135/0001140361-20-024135-index.htm
3. Gibbstown Logistics Center Plans to Export Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) https://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/sites/default/files/Fact%20Sheet%20Gibbstown%20LNG%202022.pdf
4. Fearing catastrophe, national nonprofit asks Broward to ban LNG shipments at Port Everglades.
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2022/01/national-nonprofit-asks-broward-ban-lng-shipments-port-everglades/?mc_cid=275f95fb03&mc_eid=25f65d3293
5. Biden moves to slow use of trains to haul hazardous LNG, but Trump’s permits let LNG ‘bomb trains’ roll on Florida EastCoast tracks. https://www.floridabulldog.org/2021/11/biden-moves-to-slow-use-of-trains-to-haul-hazardous-lng-but-trumps-permits-let-lng-bomb-trains-roll-on-fec-tracks/
6. Executive Order. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/15/2019-07656/promoting-energy-infrastructure-and-economic-growth See. Sec. 4 (b)
7. Special Permit. https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/safe-transportation-energy-products/liquefied-natural-gas-transportation-rail
8. Chair DeFazio, Rep. Malinowski Press PHMSA for Updated Information on Special Permit to Transport LNG by Rail. August 08, 2019. https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/chair-defazio-rep-malinowski-press-phmsa-for-updated-information-on-special-permit-to-transport-lng-by-rail-
9. Risk managers and regulators repeatedly have said that data assessing the safety of transporting LNG by rail do not exist because it’s never been done before. LNG Rail Tank Cars: The Few and the Unknown. By Chris Mele, February 12, 2021. For Delaware Currents. https://delawarecurrents.org/2021/02/12/lng-rail-tank-cars-the-few-and-the-unknown/
10. DOT SP-20534. https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/safe-transportation-energy-products/72906/dot-20534.pdf
12. Last-minute special permit renewal sought for Gibbstown project. By Chris Mele. December 3, 2021.
https://delawarecurrents.org/2021/12/03/last-minute-special-permit-renewal-sought-for-gibbstown-project/
13. New Fortress doubles down on LNG-by-rail permit. By Chris Mele. December 17, 2021. For Delaware Currents. https://delawarecurrents.org/2021/12/17/new-fortress-doubles-down-on-lng-by-rail-permit/
15. Proposed rule. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/24/2019-22949/hazardous-materials-liquefied-natural-gas-by-rail
16. Final rule. https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/us-department-transportation-issues-final-rule-safe-transportation-liquefied-natural-gas-rail
17. The House Transportation Committee. October 18, 2019. Chair DeFazio Slams Trump Administration for Moving Ahead on LNG-by-Rail Rulemaking Despite Lack of Information about Risk to Public Safety. https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/chair-defazio-slams-trump-administration-for-moving-ahead-on-lng-by-rail-rulemaking-despite-lack-of-information-about-risk-to-public-safety
18. Fifteen states oppose Trump plan to allow LNG shipments by rail. January 14, 2020. https://apnews.com/aa38504df0fe3adc250a379608fec2fa
19. Several justice and environmental think tanks oppose LNG by rail
https://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/Comments-Expert-Statements-LNG-by-Rail.pdf
20. Opening of comments to suspend LNG-by-rail. https://www.regulations.gov/document/PHMSA-2021-0058-0002
21. Fifteen Attorneys General urge suspension of federal rule for LNG-by-rail. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2021/Comments-of-State-Attorneys-General-on-Proposed-Suspension-Rule-12-23-21.pdf
22. The undersigned officials urge PHMSA to deny the application filed by Energy Transport Solutions (ETS) to renew Special Permit DOT-SP 20534 (the “Special Permit”). https://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/sites/default/files/Phila%20Elected%20Officials%20sign-onFNL.submitteddocx.pdf
23. In May 2022, petitions signed by 15,157 individuals were submitted today to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an arm of the U.S. Department of Transportation, calling for action to prohibit the transport of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by rail. https://earthworks.org/releases/petitions-delivered-to-biden-administration-to-reinstate-the-national-ban-on-transporting-lng-by-rail-put-the-public-first/
25. AF 54 – Rulemaking. Rule status shows action projected for January 2023. Note that the Legal Deadline is “None.” https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202204&RIN=2137-AF54
27. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03032023/lng-rail-shipments/
28. https://www.rocket-courier.com/pageview/viewer/2023-03-09#page=0
29. http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2023/03/us-dot-misses-deadline-to-suspend-rule.html
30. https://delawarecurrents.org/2023/03/10/gibbstown-lng-by-rail/
31. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/30/bomb-train-us-transportation-department-pennsylvania
32. https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/eedition/page-a8/page_507c8951-a500-58d2-b26b-9ece1fa1d7f8.html
33. https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/eedition/page-a8/page_507c8951-a500-58d2-b26b-9ece1fa1d7f8.html
34. https://www.booker.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/senator_bookers_letter_to_dot_on_lng_by_rail.pdf
37. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202310&RIN=2137-AF54