The California Report Magazine




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Summary: The city of Pittsburg, 20 miles east of Oakland, is considering a new oil terminal that would supply crude to Bay Area refineries. It would bring in oil via ship, pipeline and railroad. But there have been a number of recent accidents around the United States involving rail shipments of crude oil. As KQED Science reporter Molly Samuel found, some locals are concerned about the safety of the project.