AUGUSTA — As revenue to a state oil spill clean-up fund shrivels, officials are investigating why Pan Am Railways has not paid the legally required monthly fees into that fund for crude oil the company has shipped over Maine rails. Every company that ships crude oil or refined petroleum products through Maine is required to […]
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Maine DEP says Pan Am behind on paying oil shipping fees
AUGUSTA — As revenue to a state oil spill clean-up fund shrivels, officials are investigating why Pan Am Railways has not paid the legally required monthly fees into that fund for crude oil the company has shipped over Maine rails. Every company that ships crude oil or refined petroleum products through Maine is required to […]
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Protestors want to halt oil shipments in Maine
HERMON — Environmental activists demanded a halt to all Maine oil tanker traffic until state rail safety improves during a protest Monday at a freight hauler that owns the runaway train that destroyed much of a Quebec town. Saying that a surge in tankers on state rails was overwhelming an already stressed railroad infrastructure, the […]
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Dozens still missing after Quebec oil train fire
Franklin County crews respond About 30 people from six Franklin Country fire departments are helping to battle the Quebec fire sparked early Saturday by the derailment of a train carrying crude oil. “It’s been busy,” said Franklin County Emergency Management Agency Director Tim Hardy Saturday evening. “There’s a lot of damage, a lot of destruction. […]