California May Not Be Prepared For Disasters Involving Fracked Oil Trains
After KPIX 5 uncovered trains carrying fracked oil are rolling into the Bay Area, state officials are worried that they are not prepared enough if something goes wrong.
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After KPIX 5 uncovered trains carrying fracked oil are rolling into the Bay Area, state officials are worried that they are not prepared enough if something goes wrong.
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Bay Area residents have made it clear that they don't want trains carrying fracked oil here. But KPIX 5 discovered it's already happening, in an operation so hush hush that even the state's energy commission didn't know about it.
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Residents of Bay Area refinery towns have been fighting to keep the trains out. Now KPIX 5 has learned that many more local communities may also be at risk.
