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Another megaload of oil refinery equipment is traveling through the Inland Northwest this week, and with it, protesters have scheduled demonstrations in…
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For many Idaho lawmakers, the word "tax" is a four-letter word. So it may surprise them to discover that most Idaho voters would be willing to absorb tax…
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Tuesday, state lawmakers held a public hearing in Spokane about a senate bill on oil train safety. It came about a week after the governor ordered state…
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The thought of more oil trains rolling through Spokane and cross-state to western shipping terminals tends to make state and federal lawmakers worry. So…
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Elected and civic leaders in Washington State are increasingly concerned about huge increases in the quantity of oil and coal being hauled across the…
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Train derailments are not common in Spokane- the last major one happened in 1991. But in preparation for the worst, emergency managers did an exercise…
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The rail lines in the Inland Northwest are at capacity, even before proposed coal and oil projects bring more trains through the region. That’s the upshot…