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The Sierra Club delivered boxes of petitions on Wednesday to Avista Utilities in Spokane. The environmental group is asking Avista to replace coal power…
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The Washington Department of Ecology has completed a draft report to the legislature outlining safety recommendations to deal with increased oil train…
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North Idaho officials have been coordinating efforts with BNSF railway to work on an emergency response plan in the event of a derailment and possible…
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A tale of sound and fury is playing out in Sandpoint Idaho - the sound coming from the blare of train horns - the fury, from irate residents whose nerves…
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Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday said state and federal governments need to take swift action to prevent and respond to oil spills, and prevent oil train…
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Railroad officials say they want to eliminate a bottleneck for rail traffic in the Inland Northwest. They have plans to build a second railway bridge in…
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Olympia may be the traditional home for state committee hearings and discussions between city leaders in Washington. This week, Spokane will play host.…
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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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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…