Litigation
Jan. 16, 2015
Railroad industry lashes out at state oil spill preparedness law
As the number of trains carrying crude oil into California grows, the state is fighting off an industry challenge to a new law requiring better spill response plans.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
As the flow of trains carrying oil into California surges, the state is locked in a power struggle with the railroad industry over whether it can force it to better plan for spills.
A new state law expands the reach of California's existing oil spill regulations to include not just coastal waters but inland waterways. The change requires railroads, which have tracks along numerous state waterways,...
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