Trains carrying oil, like the ones above, drive through neighborhoods filled with schools, hospitals and houses. Credit: PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

Mothers Out Front will rally in front of the Federal Building, 100 State Street, at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, in memory of the 48 victims of the 2013 oil train derailment and explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. The disaster also destroyed 30 buildings in the small community’s downtown.

The rally is meant to draw attention to the destructive potential of hauling crude oil from the Bakken Shale by rail. Since 2013, 11 oil trains have derailed and exploded, with the most recent incident happening on June 3 in Mosier, Oregon.

Mothers Out Front wants Congress to pass a ban on transporting oil by rail.

This article appears in Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2016.

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One reply on “Mothers Out Front to rally against oil trains”

  1. thank you so much for covering this very very important issue. One quick clarification is that Mothers Out Front, National, does not have a national platform or campaign The Mothers Out Front teams calling on congress to pass the ban are 3 local teams in NYS – ADK Mothers Out Front, Mothers Out Front Bakken Research Team in Monroe County, and the Mothers Out Front City of Rochester Community Organizing Team…

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