{"id":37869,"date":"2015-07-24T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/sherrod-brown-pushes-bill-for-safer-oil-tankers\/"},"modified":"2015-07-24T08:17:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T12:17:00","slug":"sherrod-brown-pushes-bill-for-safer-oil-tankers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/sherrod-brown-pushes-bill-for-safer-oil-tankers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Sherrod Brown pushes bill for safer oil tankers","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20786 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px;border: 1px solid black\" alt=\"oil-train-rail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/oil-train-rail.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" \/>U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. &#8211; Ohio) on Wednesday called for doing more to better protect Ohio communities by removing the older railcars transporting hazardous materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen too many derailments of trains with unsafe cars, often carrying crude oil and other hazardous material. It\u2019s time to put a stop to these dangerous and costly spills,\u201d Brown said in a teleconference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I introduced legislation that would help reduce risks to communities near railroad tracks by phasing out older tank cars, providing a tax credit to help companies upgrade to newer, safer cars and help communities better prepare for accidents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/business\/utica\/sherrod-brown-pushes-new-bill-to-accelerate-switch-to-safer-railcars-for-crude-oil-hazardous-materials-1.610101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. 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