FRA Should Step Up Penalties For Hazmat Violations, IG Says

By Linda Chiem (February 29, 2016, 4:51 PM EST) -- The nation's rail safety regulator is doling out tepid civil fines for serious safety violations committed by companies shipping crude oil and other hazardous materials by rail when it should be referring at least some of those incidents for criminal prosecution, a government watchdog said Friday....

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