Use the filters below to search the library for resources on crude oil transport. See our publications page for resources created by the Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network.

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The Lac-Mégantic Disaster: Where Does the Buck Stop?


Open resource Author: Bruce Campbell, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Year: 2013 Transportation modes: Rail Topics: Regulation and policy Publication type: Other

January 25, 2019


Crude Oil Properties Relevant to Rail Transport Safety: In Brief


Open resource Author: Anthony Andrews, Congressional Research Service Year: 2014 Transportation modes: Rail Topics: Spill prevention and risk Publication type: Government


Oil Spill in Lac-Mégantic, Canada: Environmental Monitoring and Remediation


Open resource Author: de Santiago-Martin A, Guedson G, Diaz-Sanz J and Galvez-Cloutier R Year: 2015 Transportation modes: Rail Topics: Environmental impacts and public health, Spill response and cleanup Publication type: Peer reviewed/academic


U.S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil: Background and Issues for Congress


Open resource Author: Congressional Research Service Year: 2014 Transportation modes: Rail Topics: Regulation and policy, Spill prevention and risk, Economics and feasibility Publication type: Government


Safety in the Transportation of Oil and Gas: Pipelines or Rail?


Open resource Author: Kenneth P. Green & Taylor Jackson; Fraser Institute Year: 2015 Transportation modes: Pipeline, Rail Topics: Spill prevention and risk Publication type: Other

January 24, 2019


Michigan Refining Sector: Alternatives to Enbridge Line 5 for Transportation


Open resource Author: London Economics International, National Wildlife Federation Year: 2018 Transportation modes: Pipeline Topics: Economics and feasibility Publication type: Other


Oil and Water: Tar Sands Crude Shipping Meets the Great Lakes?


Open resource Author: Lyman C. Welch, Alec Mullee, Abhilasha Shrestha, and Dan Wade; Alliance for the Great Lakes Year: 2013 Transportation modes: Ship Topics: Spill prevention and risk, Regulation and policy, Environmental impacts and public health Publication type: Other


Issues and Trends Surrounding the Movement of Crude Oil in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Region


Open resource Author: Great Lakes Commission Year: 2015 Transportation modes: Pipeline, Ship, Rail, Transshipment Topics: Spill prevention and risk, Spill response and cleanup, Economics and feasibility, Environmental impacts and public health Publication type: Government


Potential Ecological Impacts of Crude Oil Transport in the Great Lakes Basin


Open resource Author: Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Energy Transport and Water Quality Work Group; International Joint Commission Year: 2018 Transportation modes: Pipeline, rail, ship Topics: Environmental impacts and public health Publication type: Government


Michigan Crude Oil Production: Alternatives to Enbridge Line 5 for Transportation


Open resource Author: London Economics International, National Wildlife Federation Year: 2018 Transportation modes: Pipeline Topics: Economics and Feasibility Publication type: Other


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