To: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Stop LNG by Rail in Its Tracks
Karen Feridun
Just last month, the first Trump administration's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by Rail rule was repealed by the courts after being suspended by the Biden administration. Trump had reversed a longstanding ban on moving LNG in tank cars on our nation's railway system, but both the Biden Administration and the courts deemed it too dangerous to allow.
That hasn't stopped the Trump administration from trying again. PHMSA, you recently published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to hear "stakeholders'" thoughts on moving LNG by rail. It is a first step toward putting in place a rule, once again, that allows it.
It was officially declared a bad idea just last month. It's still a bad idea now and will continue to be. PHMSA, do NOT reverse the ban on LNG by rail.
That hasn't stopped the Trump administration from trying again. PHMSA, you recently published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to hear "stakeholders'" thoughts on moving LNG by rail. It is a first step toward putting in place a rule, once again, that allows it.
It was officially declared a bad idea just last month. It's still a bad idea now and will continue to be. PHMSA, do NOT reverse the ban on LNG by rail.
Why is this important?
Moving Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by Rail is a disaster waiting to happen. Many of you already know that because you followed the issue and signed the petitions we circulated to stop it last time Trump was in office. Here we go again!
The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking recently published by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is the first step in the process of changing the rules, yet again, to allow LNG to be moved by rail nationwide.
We're asking you to sign our petition to send a strong message to the Trump administration and PHMSA that LNG moved by rail is too dangerous to allow. They must NOT reverse the court-ordered ban! Help us stop LNG by rail in its tracks!
We'd appreciate it if you could take a couple of additional minutes to submit a comment to PHMSA's official docket for this advance rulemaking using our EZ form. All you need to do is write an opening sentence, a closing sentence, and select from several optional points to include in your comment. We take care of the formatting and uploading and we save a copy, along with the tracking number, to be on the safe side.
You can find our EZ form here.
The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking recently published by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is the first step in the process of changing the rules, yet again, to allow LNG to be moved by rail nationwide.
We're asking you to sign our petition to send a strong message to the Trump administration and PHMSA that LNG moved by rail is too dangerous to allow. They must NOT reverse the court-ordered ban! Help us stop LNG by rail in its tracks!
We'd appreciate it if you could take a couple of additional minutes to submit a comment to PHMSA's official docket for this advance rulemaking using our EZ form. All you need to do is write an opening sentence, a closing sentence, and select from several optional points to include in your comment. We take care of the formatting and uploading and we save a copy, along with the tracking number, to be on the safe side.
You can find our EZ form here.