"Judge Rules Md. Must Release Crude Oil Shipment Information"

"A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge has ruled that the information railroads submit to the state about the volume and frequency of their crude oil shipments is public.

The decision Friday rejects efforts by CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway, the two major eastern railroads, to block the Maryland Department of the Environment from releasing the information, which includes rail routes, an estimate of the number of trains expected to travel through each county, a description of the oil, and emergency response contacts.

MDE Secretary Ben Grumbles and state Attorney General Brian E. Frosh each said in separate statements that they were pleased by the decisions."

Natalie Sherman reports for the Baltimore Sun August 17, 2015.

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