{"id":20949,"date":"2013-07-11T09:46:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T13:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=20949"},"modified":"2013-07-11T09:46:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T13:46:30","slug":"behind-the-rail-explosion-too-few-railroaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/behind-the-rail-explosion-too-few-railroaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the rail explosion, too few railroaders","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Much attention concerning the Quebec rail disaster has focused on the danger of transporting oil by rail. But pipelines come with hazards, too.<\/p>\n
For example, a natural gas pipeline exploded in southeast New Mexico in 2000, killing 12. Earlier this year, an Exxon Mobil pipeline carrying Canadian crude ruptured in Arkansas, causing major environmental damage.<\/p>\n