Increase in Washington’s Oil Trains Draws More Than 750 to Public Meeting

Following the release of a state-study on oil-by-rail transport, politicians, experts, and protesters voiced safety and environmental concerns in Olympia

By Josh Wolf Some 200 environmentalists and activists gathered in front of the Red Lion Hotel, leading chants and singing songs to make their voices heard in opposition to an increase in oil trains traveling through Washington. Later in the evening of Oct. 30, more than 750 people gathered inside the […]