Freight rail unions have gradually achieved their key demand from the labor dispute last year.
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Posted inTransportation
Getting Across Baltimore
Gov. Wes Moore’s credibility in the largest city in Maryland rides on building a light-rail line long blocked by racist fears.
Posted inTAP
How a Discharge Petition Can Make the Rails Safer
Today on TAP: J.D. Vance just voted for stronger rail regulations, and after the East Palestine spill, Ohio GOP House members will need to vote for them, too.
Posted inTransportation
Mass Transit Hangs Off Eroding Fiscal Cliffs
A short-term federal budget fix might buy more time to figure out what’s next.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Whose Test Results Should East Palestine Believe?
With their long-term credibility on the line, environmental and health officials need to agree upon more comprehensive testing protocols.
Posted inTransportation
Railroad Companies May Have Merged Before Railroad Merger Announced
According to a whistleblower complaint, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern held talks and shared sensitive information prior to their merger approval. That would be illegal.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Filthy Emissions of Railroad Locomotives—and the Rail Unions Sounding the Alarm
Diesel engines have gotten a sweetheart deal from environmental regulators. It’s time that changed.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Government Does a Bad Job Assessing Toxic Exposures
The history of the captured federal agencies that reassure the public after chemical disasters should give East Palestine residents pause.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
After East Palestine, ‘Bomb Trains’?
A proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would facilitate shipments of tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Checkered Past of the Contractor Monitoring the Air in East Palestine
CTEH has been cited by lawmakers for ‘releasing findings defending the corporate interests that employ them.’