A controversial plan to haul waxy crude oil on train cars through Colorado including Gilpin County’s Moffat Tunnel is awaiting a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. The highest court in the land is expected to give its ruling sometime during spring 2025.
Many local leaders thought the oil-by-rail plan was derailed after a federal district court in Washington D.C. ruled against the project several months ago, following a lawsuit brought against the project by Eagle County and five environmental groups.
The Gilpin Board of County Commissioners, in July 2022 and March 2023, issued position letters against the proposed hauling of the waxy crude oil in train cars on Colorado’s main east-west railroad. Among the chief arguments of the opponents is that the oil-by-rail cars could lead to potential hazmat and environmental situations for local lands and waterways.
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