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A full environmental impact statement will
examine the risk of train accidents, oil spills and air
pollution associated with the project, which would allow the San
Antonio-based company to receive up to 22,000 barrels of oil a
day at the facility.
The review will also give the public a greater opportunity to
weigh in on the project.
North American shipments of oil by rail have jumped dramatically
in recent years as oil produced in North Dakota and Canada has
been loaded onto tanker cars bound for coastal refineries.
A series of fiery derailments this year in West Virginia,
Illinois and Ontario have stoked public concern about the safety
of moving crude by rail.
NuStar did not respond to a request for comment.
“Allowing an oil terminal to move forward in Vancouver would
have serious impacts for the health and safety of those living
near the proposed terminal site, along the rail line, and the
Columbia River,” the Stand Up to Oil Coalition said in a
statement on Monday.
“The risk of a train derailment and explosion, as well as the
concerns of an oil spill on the river, should receive thorough
scrutiny so that the city can make an informed decision.”
The announcement comes as environmentalists in the region are
attempting to thwart another, much larger crude-by-rail project
proposed by Tesoro Corp and Savage Companies that would be
capable of receiving 280,000 barrels per day of crude at the
Port of Vancouver.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in San Francisco; Editing by Lisa
Shumaker)
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