The bans typically apply to new equipment and are popping up from Vermont to California. Proponents say it’s good for the climate, health and noise.
Author: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Water levels are going up in the West’s massive reservoirs. Has the water crisis been averted?
Experts say the boost won’t solve or even significantly delay the West’s water crisis that has drained Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
Maine mass shooting suspect charged with killing parents and friends in violent rampage
The shooter, Joseph Eaton, faces four murder charges, with more charges pending, and among those dead are his parents and their friends.
Rivers and railroads: When trains derail, water is often nearby. Blame decisions made 150 years ago.
So many train derailments feature train cars spilling into or near waterways for a simple reason: That’s where the tracks run.
Who is the Louisville shooter who killed 5 people at bank? What we know about suspect, motive.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he knows many of the people who work at the bank, and lost friends in the Monday shooting. Here’s what we know.
Longer trains, fewer workers: Minnesota derailment follows years of railroad cost cutting
Some train accident rates have risen nearly 25% in the past decade, and union workers say further cuts to staffing imperil the nation’s safety.
Who is the Nashville school shooter who killed six at private Christian school?
Authorities say the former Covenant student entered through a side door and killed six people before being shot dead by responding police officers.
Amid new attention on train derailments, firefighters keep training for ‘high-hazard’ events
While freight train hazmat crashes are rare, firefighters at a unique training facility prepare for the worst-case scenarios.
EPA rolls out new smog-fighting rules designed to reduce pollution crossing state lines
Environmental advocates have long pushed EPA to finalize the “good neighbor” rule to limit air pollution drifting across state lines.
Trains keep derailing all over the country, including Thursday in Alabama. What’s going on?
Recent federal data says an average of about three trains derail in the U.S. a day. Now there’s a growing push for tougher safety regulations.