The rapidly changing landscape of crude oil exploration and drilling in the US and Canada, together with economic considerations, logistical issues related to pipeline transport, and the availability ...

There is nothing to celebrate in a train accident and oil spill. But the outcome of last week’s derailment of a train carrying volatile crude oil in Whatcom County was a testament to Washington’s ...

Oil train explosions like the one last week near Casselton, N.D., have revived long-standing worries that older railroad tank cars need to be strengthened to better withstand accidents. Three ...

Temperatures could reach 90 degrees in some areas of western Washington as a heatwave continues through Wednesday. by LISA BAUMANN | Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Federal and local ...

ST. PAUL - There is no overall agreement on how to prevent Minnesota oil train explosions. Democrats want to raise railroad taxes $100 million to improve oil train safety. Republicans balk at higher ...

DUCHESNE, Utah (AP) — On plateaus overlooking the Uinta Basin's hills of sandstone and sagebrush, pumpjacks bob their heads as they lift viscous black and yellow oil from the earth that will ...

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The state of Utah has come up with its share of boondoggles over the years, but ...

Crude oil exports from Canada to the United States are increasingly being shipped by rail due to the now chronic shortage of pipeline capacity that is only going to become more severe as Canadian oil ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Federal and local authorities were investigating a fiery oil car train derailment north of Seattle near where two people were arrested last month and accused of attempting a ...

A Utah coalition is asking a federal agency to do little additional environmental review and reaffirm a decision approving an oil train project decision, while others are pushing for a deeper dive in ...