Coal Trains

This week on Inland Journal: ? We’ll talk about a possible change in majority in the Washington state Senate, from a mostly Republican coalition to the…

***Note: Burlington Northern, B-N-S-F, is an underwriter of Spokane Public Radio programming.***The prospect of a catastrophic accident is driving the…

The Spokane City Council voted Monday night to have city elections officials count the signatures submitted for two initiatives to see if they’re eligible…

Some Spokane activists have filed a suit against the federal government for infringing on a community’s right to pass health and safety laws. They are…

A federal civil trial in Seattle against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is on hold pending a tentative settlement in a case brought by seven...

Washington Department of Ecology officials will be holding a public hearing in Spokane on Thursday on a proposed coal shipment terminal on the state’s…

Leaders from nine Native American tribes are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to deny permits for a proposed coal-export terminal near Bellingham. Among…

Several environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Transportation over new rules for oil train traffic that they say do not go…

Washington state’s two chambers are cross-examining each other’s bills on oil transportation this week. Monday, Representatives held an executive session…

Tesoro Savage wants to ship crude oil from the Port of Vancouver, Washington, which the city has come out against. Now, the city of Spokane wants in on…