March 1, 2013, 4:00pm Northwest
PORTLAND -- Industry data are too scant to gauge the health effects of coal dust blowing off trains headed from the Great Plains to export terminals along the West Coast, according to a review by Multnomah County's health department. Read story
February 8, 2013, 4:00pm Business
The public had plenty to say about a proposal to build a coal and dry-goods export terminal at Cherry Point, north of Bellingham. Read story
January 25, 2013, 4:00pm Business
SHERIDAN, Wyo. -- Hundreds of millions of tons of coal, packed into seams up to 60 feet thick, are still to be had beneath the rock-strewn hillsides speckled with snow that rise up along the remote Montana-Wyoming border. Read story
January 24, 2013, 4:00pm Business
Wyoming's governor wants the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal on its own. Read story
December 14, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News
A final count determined Wednesday's public hearing in Vancouver on a proposed coal export facility drew about 850 people, a state Department of Ecology spokesman said Friday. Read story
December 12, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News
It wasn't the biggest crowd to talk coal in recent weeks, but about 650 people were good enough to fill two venues during a Vancouver public hearing at Clark College on Wednesday. Read story
December 11, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News
Crowds pack Gaiser Hall and Foster Auditorium at Clark College for a public hearing on a proposed coal export facility near Bellingham. Read story
November 5, 2012, 4:00pm Business
SEATTLE -- A new city of Seattle report finds that an increase in coal trains through the city would increase delays at railroad crossings and affect emergency response times. Read story
October 20, 2012, 5:00pm Business
Changes in global trade and the economy mean more freight trains are moving through America's neighborhoods and communities, but not everyone hears romance when a locomotive whistles in the night. Along the shores of Washington state, through the suburbs of Chicago and even in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol,… Read story
October 10, 2012, 5:00pm Business
Supporters and opponents of proposed coal export terminals in the Northwest made their case before the Rotary Club of Vancouver this month. Read story
