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 ...

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.

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, ...

For nearly two decades, Bob Cone has wondered about the seemingly endless stream of coal trains he hears near his home in Larkspur. They amble southbound near Interstate 25, and he falls asleep to ...

Thermal coal imports to rise despite surging local output Industries say they get half the coal trains they need Rail constraint forces shift to costlier, polluting trucks CHENNAI/BHUBANESWAR, India, ...

With the dream of rake load and transport of coal from the lone railway station in the state of Meghalaya, at Mendipathar, a group of leaders of the North Garo Hills Youth Federation (NGHYF) today, ...

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 ...