Feds order oil train disclosures and tank car safety
The Transportation Department issued an emergency order requiring railroads carrying more than 1 million gallons of Bakken crude to inform state emergency officials of movements and routes and to disclose train contents and contacts. It urges shippers to avoid older DOT-111 tank cars and adopt protective cars, while outlining forthcoming safety regulations expected by year end.
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Transportation Department
Bakken
North Dakota
Montana
Canada
U.S
National Transportation Safety Board
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Department
Transportation
Anthony Foxx
Senate
White House
Maria Cantwell
D-Wash
Foxx
American Petroleum Institute
NTSB
Association of American Railroads
CSX
Lynchburg
James River
Lac-Megantic
Maine
Va woman gets suspended sentence for baby's death
Devin Monique Small, 22, pleaded guilty in Dinwiddie Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter over the September 2013 birth and drowning of her newborn found in a toilet at a family home in the Sutherland area. She received a three year suspended sentence after the plea. her mother Angela Small was charged but died.
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Inwiddie, Va
Dinwiddie
Devin Monique Small
Small
Sutherland
Angela Small
Jury Deliberations Under Way in Missing Virginia Teen Case
Nelson County jury begins deliberations in the Randy Taylor trial for murder and abduction in the Alexis Murphy case. Prosecutors wrapped up the case. the body of 17 year old Murphy remains unfound. Murphy vanished in August after being seen at a Lovingston gas station.
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Lovingston, Va
Nelson County
Randy Taylor
Taylor
Alexis Murphy
Anthony Martin
Michael Hallahan
Murphy
Lovingston
Albemarle County
Virginia to test offshore wind turbines with 47 million aid
The U S Department of Energy will pay Dominion Virginia Power 47 million over four years to test two 6 megawatt offshore wind turbines 26 miles off the Virginia coast. The demo aims to speed U S offshore wind development, create up to 100 jobs, and position Virginia as a wind research hub.
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Ichmond
Dominion Virginia Power
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
U.S
Europe
Asia
Dominion
Virginia
Mary C. Doswell
Terry McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Ocean Area
Virginia Beach
Navy
Coast Guard
NASA
Norfolk
Mark Warner
Tim Kaine
Kaine
Meyer resigns as superintendent amid school board's plan to hire own leader
Meyer announced the school board accepted her resignation to allow the board to appoint its own superintendent. She lamented leaving despite a productive, student-focused tenure. Caudill said Meyer will serve until June end and the board will pursue a new superintendent with planned executive session May 12 at Abbs Valley Elementary during its 50th anniversary event. Stacy criticized paying someone not to work, while affirming the board’s right to decide.
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Meyer
H.S. Caudill
Caudill
Tazewell County
Abbs Valley
Charles Stacy
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Stacy
School Board
Mercer opens school Aug in break with 180 instruction days
Mercer County schools begin Aug 7 after an Aug 4 5 teacher CE days and a public forum. The board set an 44 week calendar to complete the first semester before Christmas, despite parent concerns about the early start.
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Sarles
West Virginia
Mercer County
Akers
Board of Education
Navigating Obama Emissions Rules in Tight Senate Races
Democrats face attacks over EPA plans to regulate existing power plants amid energy-heavy states like Montana West Virginia and Kentucky. GOP targets claim the rules threaten jobs while Obama signals a public push, with EPA deadlines looming and litigation likely.
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Pew Research Center
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Alaska
Montana
Obama
House
Senate
Steve Davies
John Walsh
Davies
Barack Obama
EPA
Rahall
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