The Japan Times | Spokane among cities trying to make stand against oil trains, faces Fed hurdles The Japan Times This week the Spokane City Council decided 6-0 to ask voters in November whether the city should prohibit the shipment of crude oil or coal by rail. The ballot measure, if approved, would make rail shipments of crude oil or coal a civil infraction ... Cities Turn to Local Action to Block Oil Trains Oil train traffic in Bergen County slowed by price drop |