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 ...

Although US coal consumption has fallen dramatically since 2005, the country still consumes millions of tons a year, and exports tons more—much of it transported by train. Now, new research shows that ...

Heavy-haul trains for coal transportation are seen parked at Hudong station along the Datong-Qinhuangdao Railway on Jan 15.

Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, the largest coal-producing region in North America, suffered two major coal supply disruptions in the span of three weeks. A loaded coal train derailed four miles ...

WHITSON, Ala. - Norfolk Southern's export metallurgical coal business is getting a significant boost with the completion of Warrior Met Coal's Blue Creek Mine near Whitson, Ala., northwest of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists in California are working with communities—and a suite of tools—to better monitor air quality Emma Foehringer Merchant, Undark Magazine In a sloping backyard in Vallejo, California, ...

The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes. Trains carrying ...

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 UC Davis.