{"id":37634,"date":"2015-02-23T12:29:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/oil-trains-are-taking-high-stakes-risks-with-lives\/"},"modified":"2015-02-23T12:29:33","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:29:33","slug":"oil-trains-are-taking-high-stakes-risks-with-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/oil-trains-are-taking-high-stakes-risks-with-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil trains are taking high-stakes risks with lives","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Five hundred and ninety one days have passed since a train carrying crude oil derailed and incinerated the town of Lac Megantic in Quebec.<\/p>\n
In that time, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has still not finalized new safety rules on tank car standards and operational controls for trains carrying highly flammable liquids.<\/p>\n