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Northwest oil traffic raises spill and explosion risks
Washington faces rising danger as North Dakota crude Alberta oil sands and Rocky Mountain coal move through rail and ship corridors. Experts warn expanded tanker routes and coal terminals increase spill odds near Prince William Sound Haro Strait and Puget Sound while rail shipments surge and lack full spill planning.
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Seattle
Northwest
North Dakota
Alberta
Rocky Mountains
Washington State
Columbia River
Puget Sound
Martha Kongsgaard
Leadership Council
Puget Sound Partnership
Exxon Valdez
Prince William Sound
Valdez
Alaska
Vancouver B.C
San Juan Island
Canada
Dale Jensen
State Department of Ecology
Trans Alaska
Steve Rothchild
Midwest
Kinder Morgan
Vancouver
Burnaby
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait
B.C
U.S
Jensen
Department of Ecology
North Slope
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Anacortes
Ferndale
Whatcom County
Clatskanie
Ore
Columbia
Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Shoreline Hearings Board
State Energy Facility
Wash
Guy Caruso
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Washington, D.C
Federal Energy Information Agency
Quebec
Alabama
Ben Stuckert
Spokane
Olympia
Seattle Times
Cap Leon
Samish Bay
Rockies