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The U.S. Transportation Department issued an emergency order designed to reduce the risks of transporting crude from North Dakota’s booming Bakken region by rail, a week after an oil train derailed and burned in Virginia. The order requires railroads to …

The Portland fire chief says her department lacks the equipment to fight a catastrophic fire that could erupt from an oil train derailment. Portland Fire Chief Erin Janssens says the Oregon city would have to rely on foam from Portland …