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Lac-Mégantic Mayor Calls Out ‘Bird Box’ for Using Rail Disaster Footage
Netflix’s 'Bird Box' and a sci-fi show called 'Travelers' used footage of the Lac-Mégantic disaster, which claimed 47 lives in 2013.
The Canadian Government is Blowing Up Bomb Trains for Practice
Years after the Lac-Mégantic? disaster, the Canadian government is only just beginning to do the hard work of making sure that rail transportation of oil is safe.
The Train Derailment That Gushed Oil Into A Quebec River Has Spawned Freaky Fish
The rate of deformity is ten times higher than the average. Scientists are not surprised.
New Charges Laid in Canada's Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster
The devastating train derailment killed 47 people and destroyed much of a small Quebec town nearly two years ago. On Monday, Canada's federal government announced two companies and six former employees face new charges.
The US Government Announced New Rules for 'Bomb Trains' — and No One's Happy
Despite a string of sometimes deadly explosions, the US Department of Transportation will allow the rail industry to transport crude oil in aging tanker cars for another two years.
After Second Train Derailment, Ontario Town Worried It Could Be the Next Lac-Mégantic
The rash of problems in northern Ontario highlights the growing hazard in Canada and across the US of shipping crude by rail, according to a rail safety expert.
New Safety Rules for 'Bomb Trains' Under White House Review
The review is essentially the last step in the regulatory process, and environmental groups are worried that the rules remain insufficient for preventing potentially catastrophic accidents.
Warren Buffett Really Likes Oil Trains — Despite the Explosions
America's favorite investor has invested heavily in moving oil by rail, but he hasn't done enough to address the inherent safety issues.
3 Rail Workers Are Facing the Brunt of Lac-Mégantic Negligence Charges
After a failure of policy led to an oil leak and fireball that resulted in 47 deaths in the small Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic, the community demanded answers. Ten months later, the police believe they have them, after arresting three railway workers...
The Train Company Responsible for the Lac Mégantic Catastrophe Still Hasn't Paid Up
As if the damage done to Lac Mégantic by a derailed train owned by the Montreal Maine & Altantic Railways, the company has refused to pay over $4 million to the town, and is planning to file for bankruptcy.
Examining the Aftermath of Lac Mégantic
With the death toll at 50, and a class-action against Montreal, Maine & Atlantic building, Joel Balsam examines the aftermath of the Lac Mégantic tragedy.
Lac Mégantic Could Have Been Saved, if the Train Had a Conductor
We spoke to a train conductor who says if the train that barreled towards Lac Mégantic was properly staffed with a second conductor to help test the brakes, this awful tragedy could have been avoided.