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The Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Indus- tries (ISRI) is calling a lateApril ruling by the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB)“a major win for the scrap indus- try.” ISRI has been making a case that railroad operators had been placing “excessive demurrage charges” and providing “inconsistent rail service” to recyclers who ship by rail. “Following a hard-fought battle, scrap recyclers won a major victory toward improving the nation’s rail network for shippers and railroads alike,” stated ISRI. “In a series of decisions, the STB rebuked the railroads for unreasonable practices combined with nontransparent, inaccurate billing and an unfair dispute resolution process.” “The decisions come after years of public comments, tes- timony, outreach on Capitol Hill and other advocacy efforts by ISRI and its members,” said ISRI. “Unreasonable practices by railroads have cost the scrap recycling industry tens of millions of dollars annually, and caused interruptions in the manufacturing supply chain,” said Billy Johnson, chief lobbyist for ISRI.“ISRI and its mem- bers fought for a level playing field and to have their voices heard, and won.The recycling industry appreciates the STB providing an avenue to address our concerns and taking rea- sonable measures to correct the behavior of the railroads.” Following the implementation of an operational method called precision schedule railroading (PSR) at the start of 2019 by several Class 1 railroads, shippers began facing in- creased demurrage charges “hundreds of times larger than in previous years,” said ISRI. In some instances,demurrage charges increased from 600 to 1,000 percent year over year, ISRI said. Additionally, shippers had“no realistic way to challenge these demurrage charges be- cause the railroads maintained inaccurate and confusing billing information,”the association added.Based on the lateApril STB decisions, railroads must develop more accurate billing, reli- able and reasonable practices to avoid demurrage charges and make it easier for shippers to challenge those charges. “The STB’s rulings will allow for a better and more fair partnership between recyclers and railroads,” Johnson said. “When issues do occur, there will be a fair way to resolve disputes.This ensures that valuable commodity-grade scrap materials will consistently be delivered to manufacturers for the use in new everyday products.” DuPont Water Solutions Scientists Receive Award DuPontWater Solutions scientists Dr. Steven Jons,Dr.Tina Ar- rowood, and Dr. Steve Rosenberg, recently received the presti- gious American Chemical Society (ACS) Heroes of Chemistry Award, representing generations of technology advancement in the field of water filtration and membrane science. All three chemists were recognized for their key contribu- tions to the development and commercialization of nanofil- tration products for the purification of municipal drinking water, treatment of offshore oil and gas production water, dairy production, and wastewater reuse.
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