Environmental activists from Rising Tide blocked the Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal […]
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SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) – A climate change protest off Australia’s east coast disrupted operations at the country’s biggest coal export port on Saturday, the port operator said. Climate activist group Rising Tide, which claimed responsibility…
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Western U.S. Class I railroad BNSF and coal producer Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) have reached a settlement on NTEC’s claims it needs more service from BNSF to export coal.
They told the Surface Transportation Board in a Thursday filing to postpone further action on the dispute until Jan. 8, 2024, which is when they expect the settlement to be concluded.
NTEC and BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B) “have recently reached a settlement agreement to resolve the matter,” the two said in the filing. They...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bnsf-and-coal-exporter-reach-settlement
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The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators after a BNSF coal train derailed...
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Sierra Club and other environmental groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to compel...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/environmental-groups-push-to-clamp-down-on-coal-dust-from-trains
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By Roslyn Layton, PhD
A recent party-line vote at the Surface Transportation Board following a complaint from a coal shipper against a freight railroad is headed to court. A request to stay the decision at the STB was rejected. The conflict is shaping up to be a referendum on STB Chair Martin Oberman’s interpretation of common carriage.
The case features a Western...
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Clean, green renewables are on the rise. Coal, the dirtiest fuel, is dying. Or so the energy...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-coal-is-being-shipped-by-sea-than-ever-before
The amount of electricity generated in the U.S. in 2022 from renewable sources was greater than that generated from coal, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
This is the first time that power generation from coal has been outpaced by renewable sources, such as wind, solar, hydro, biomass and geothermal, EIA said in a March 27 report. Renewable power generation also surpassed nuclear generation for a second consecutive year in 2022.
This change has significant...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/eia-power-generation-from-renewables-outpaced-coal-in-2022