Tag: Fortress Investment Group

May 24, 2022 5:00 AM

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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.
Nov 23, 2021 5:32 AM

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Biden moves to slow use of trains to haul hazardous LNG, but Trump’s permits let LNG ‘bomb trains’ 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 – except in three states, including Florida, where those “bomb trains” regularly haul the highly flammable material through heavily populated neighborhoods along the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) tracks.
Sep 17, 2020 5:17 AM

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Fortress forgave huge Trump loan, got federal permits to transport LNG by rail

By Ann Henson Feltgen and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A multi-billion dollar private equity firm whose subsidiary was awarded two special permits by the Trump Administration to haul hazardous liquified natural gas (LNG), including by rail along Florida’s east coast, apparently forgave more than $100 million in debt owed by President Trump.
Apr 29, 2014 6:07 AM

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All Aboard Florida: Boon or Boondoggle?

By Ann Henson
BrowardBulldog.org
A growing number of local and federal government officials want to put the brakes on the proposed passenger train between Miami and Orlando before some say it becomes one big boondoggle placed on the backs of Florida taxpayers. At the core of their concerns are questions about All Board Florida, the private rail project pushing the proposal.