BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — 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 ...

The derailment of a train 108 cars long carrying crude oil to the Phillips 66 Refinery in Ferndale on Tuesday prompted a concerned response from King County Executive Dow Constantine. The executive ...

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 ...

According to Iran's state-linked Fars News Agency, the number of freight trains transporting oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) towards China has tripled nearly 50 days after Washington initiated a ...

Even though an oil train derailed and burned for hours that day, government officials and oil-industry critics alike say the Puget Sound region got lucky on December 22. The mile-long train full of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The state of Utah has come up with its share of boondoggles over the years, but one ...