Freight trains carrying coal pose a health risk to communities living near rail lines. (Getty) Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and ...

WASHINGTON - A big part of what saved the freight rail industry from disaster lies not far beneath the rolling grasslands of eastern Wyoming. Larry Kaufman, a transportation expert and author who ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...