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LNG ‘Bomb trains’ should stop rolling on FEC tracks after appellate court’s order
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Federal judges have struck down President Trump’s first-term decision that led to rules allowing so-called “bomb trains” transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to roll through densely populated cities along the Florida East Coast Railway.
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Fearing catastrophe, national nonprofit asks Broward to ban LNG shipments at Port Everglades
By Ann Henson Feltgen FloridaBulldog.org Reacting to a significant increase in the transport of highly volatile liquified natural gas (LNG) through Broward to Port Everglades for export, a nationwide nonprofit watchdog has asked the county commission to close the port to all future LNG shipments.
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Biden moves to slow use of trains to haul hazardous LNG, but Trump’s permits let LNG ‘bomb trains’ roll on FEC tracks
By Ann Henson-Feltgen FloridaBulldog.org The Biden administration has proposed a rule that would temporarily halt the transportation of liquified natural gas (LNG) by rail – except in three states, including Florida, where those “bomb trains” regularly haul the highly flammable material through heavily populated neighborhoods along the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) tracks.
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Fortress forgave huge Trump loan, got federal permits to transport LNG by rail
By Ann Henson Feltgen and Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A multi-billion dollar private equity firm whose subsidiary was awarded two special permits by the Trump Administration to haul hazardous liquified natural gas (LNG), including by rail along Florida’s east coast, apparently forgave more than $100 million in debt owed by President Trump.
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Trump’s push to fast track LNG by rail collides with LNG projects in Ukraine
By Ann Henson Feltgen and Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org President Trump’s effort to ramp up rail transport of volatile Liquified Natural Gas in the U.S. collided spectacularly last week with his administration’s push to export LNG to Eastern Europe.
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LNG ‘bomb trains’ ignite nightmare scenario for South Florida
By Ann Henson Feltgen FloridaBulldog.org “If I lived in South Florida near the Florida East Coast Railway corridor, I would move now…If a train derailed and there was an explosion and fire, you’re dead!,” said Amtrak engineer Ron Kaminkow, general secretary for Railroad Workers United.