{"id":37795,"date":"2015-05-26T09:45:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T13:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/senators-call-for-director-to-oversee-crude-by-rail-safety\/"},"modified":"2015-05-26T09:45:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T13:45:32","slug":"senators-call-for-director-to-oversee-crude-by-rail-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/senators-call-for-director-to-oversee-crude-by-rail-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators call for permanent director of PHMSA","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators concerned about the potential dangers of oil being transported via rail sent a\u00a0letter<\/a>\u00a0calling on President Obama to nominate a permanent administrator to head the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the agency responsible for overseeing pipeline and crude-by-rail safety.<\/p>\n “It is important to states like ours that PHMSA have a permanent administrator to ensure accountability, to develop long-term plans for pipeline transport and crude-by-rail safety, and to respond quickly when things unfortunately go wrong,” the Senators wrote.<\/p>\n Washington senators Maria Cantwell, D-WA, and Patty Murray, D-WA, joined by Senators Jon Tester, D-Mont., Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., all signed the letter.<\/p>\n