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News from 2018 (when Trump was President)
From late 2017
Trump wanted to put the economy first and thought safety would get in the way and slow the economy down.
From 2019
APNewsBreak: US miscalculated benefit of better train brakes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration miscalculated the potential benefits of putting better brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels when it scrapped an Obama-era rule over cost concerns, The Associated Press has found.
apnews.com
From late 2017
Oil Train Safety Rules Getting Rolled Back By Trump Administration
The Trump administration is rolling back a requirement for trains carrying highly explosive liquids — like the oil trains that run through the Columbia River Gorge.
www.opb.org
Trump wanted to put the economy first and thought safety would get in the way and slow the economy down.
From 2019
Trump Admin’s Latest Rail Safety Rollback Sets up Industry to Make Its Own Rules
This week, the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) withdrew another rail safety recommendation originally proposed during the Obama administration. In the process, the agency made quite clear that it has no plans to further regulate the rail industry, especially the...
www.desmog.com
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