Saturday, May 10, 2025

Tag: railroad

Biden administration announces $2.4 billion in new rail projects part of...

More than $2.4 billion will be allocated for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C.

DOT suspends a Trump administration rule allowing liquified natural gas transport...

The suspension of the federal rule will remain in effect until either DOT passes a replacement rule that governs LNG by rail, or June 30, 2025 before LNG transport by rail can resume.

The railroad industry loved modern brakes and safety, until they didn’t

Science and data shows that ECP brakes help prevent rail accidents like the recent one in Ohio.

Oil-by-rail rises once again as safety rules disappear

Both the U.S. and Canada are taking steps that ignore or undermine the lessons and regulatory measures to improve safety since the oil train explosions and spills of years past.

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The real evil empire may surprise you

Serving in (or thinking about) the U.S. military for 40 years.

One in ten Americans lives in a sinking city, new study finds

Groundbreaking research from Columbia University reveals that land beneath America’s largest cities is sinking—mostly due to groundwater extraction—posing a hidden but growing threat to infrastructure, flood safety, and climate resilience.

Millions would lose Medicaid under GOP cuts, says new CBO report

A nonpartisan analysis shows Republican efforts to slash Medicaid by $880 billion would strip healthcare from millions of low-income Americans in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.

Texas voters reject far right school boards in sweeping backlash to book bans

Dozens of candidates who backed book censorship policies lost their seats in school board elections across Texas, signaling public fatigue with partisan attacks on students, educators, and libraries.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?