Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization, and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study. The study, ...

California should apply consistent environmental standards to all bulk commodities moving through its ports and respect the legal decisions already rendered in this case.

Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution to urban areas, more so than other freight or passenger trains, according to a study conducted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The train transport of coal yields significant fine particulate matter emissions in dense urban regions. The ...

Sierra Club and other environmental groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to compel freight railroads to curb the coal dust that flies off of open-top rail cars. The groups argue that heavy ...

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University ...

This article was originally published on Undark. In a sloping backyard in Vallejo, California, Nicholas Spada adjusted a piece of equipment that looked like a cross between a tripod, a briefcase, and ...

The largest US railroads moved coal at a faster pace during the second quarter, creating additional rail network capacity, but volume rose only slightly compared with a year earlier. Coal volume did ...

A CSX train carrying coal derailed in Halifax County near the Virginia state line on Sunday, causing delays for trains coming from the north. The derailment of 28 loaded coal cars happened around 4 ...

Railway safety officials are looking into an incident involving a runaway coal train in the Hunter Valley. The fully laden coal train was unmanned and travelled several kilometres, including through ...