Category: Port Everglades
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As liquified gas exports surge at Port Everglades, risk of catastrophic accident on roads or rail increase
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org More than a half-million men, women and children in South Florida who live near truck and rail routes used to ship surging supplies of volatile liquefied natural gas (LNG) are at risk of a potentially catastrophic accident, according to a national non-profit environmental advocacy group.
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Fearing catastrophe, national nonprofit asks Broward to ban LNG shipments at Port Everglades
By Ann Henson Feltgen FloridaBulldog.org Reacting to a significant increase in the transport of highly volatile liquified natural gas (LNG) through Broward to Port Everglades for export, a nationwide nonprofit watchdog has asked the county commission to close the port to all future LNG shipments.
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With tens of millions of dollars at stake, a Broward jury assigns blame for 2019 Fort Lauderdale water leak
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A jury Monday held a Wellington company liable for potentially millions of dollars in damages suffered by thousands of Broward businesses forced to shut down two years ago after workers cracked open a Fort Lauderdale water main.
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Biden moves to slow use of trains to haul hazardous LNG, but Trumpâs permits let LNG âbomb trainsâ roll on FEC tracks
By Ann Henson-Feltgen FloridaBulldog.org The Biden administration has proposed a rule that would temporarily halt the transportation of liquified natural gas (LNG) by rail â except in three states, including Florida, where those âbomb trainsâ regularly haul the highly flammable material through heavily populated neighborhoods along the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) tracks.
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EPA proposes big expansion of Port Everglades offshore dump; time running out for public comment
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org With Floridians focused on surviving the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to significantly expand an underwater dump site off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.
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Broward County bosses deep-six whistleblower complaints, suit says
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Browardâs top administrators have repeatedly covered up employee whistleblower complaints about serious failures, including missteps that led to a fatal accident at Port Everglades, according to new court documents.