Industry objecting to proposed rules on oil conditioning

Prairie Public Broadcasting | By Emily Guerin

Published September 24, 2014 at 7:50 AM CDT

Oil from North Dakota has been involved in a number of fiery train crashes in the past year and a half. Now, state regulators are considering new rules that would make Bakken oil safer to ship by rail.

Inside Energy reporter Emily Guerin has more.

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