Disputed-rail-project-seeking-to-ship-eastern-Utah-oil-to-more-lucrative-markets-clears-hurdle-with-dollar21-million-funding-boost

Vernal • A controversial rail proposal, which would connect the Uinta Basin’s waxy crude with Gulf Coast refiners, cleared a crucial milestone Thursday by securing a $21.4 million grant from a Utah panel that doles out money from a fund fed by…

Brian Maffly

Disputed rail project seeking to ship eastern Utah oil to more lucrative markets clears hurdle with $21 million funding boost