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Flying Is Worse Than Ever After Massive Airline Bailout, Consumer Watchdog Says
Delays, bumping, cancellations, lost baggage, and random fees are up, legroom and patience is down.
How Will the L Train Shutdown Impact the Environment?
Despite residents' concerns about additional traffic, officials claim the upcoming subway shutdown will actually "result in a beneficial temporary impact to air quality.”
People Are Finally Starting to Accept the L Train Shutdown
At a community meeting in Brooklyn, residents seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate.
Dockless Bikeshare Companies Want to Compete With City-Run Monopolies
What happens when private bikeshare companies approach the public sector?
The US Government Announced New Rules for 'Bomb Trains' — and No One's Happy
Despite a string of sometimes deadly explosions, the US Department of Transportation will allow the rail industry to transport crude oil in aging tanker cars for another two years.
The Harsh Reality of Oil Spill Cleanups (Excerpt from ‘Pipeline Nation’)
In this excerpt from ‘Pipeline Nation,' VICE News speaks to the EPA’s Onsite Coordinator at the site of the Yellowstone River pipeline spill about the difficulties of recovering oil once it’s polluted the water.
Pipeline Nation: America’s Broken Industry
VICE News visits the site of a pipeline spill that dumped more than 50,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River, and to find out why the industry has such weak regulatory oversight.
Pipeline Nation: America’s Broken Industry (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News visits the site of a pipeline spill that dumped more than 50,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River, and to find out why the industry has such weak regulatory oversight.
String of ‘Bomb Train’ Explosions in the US and Canada Casts Doubt On Proposed Safety Upgrades
The US Department of Transportation has proposed a phase-out of dangerous DOT-111 tanker cars but the new model that will take their place has been involved in a series of explosions over the past month.
Government Warns 'Bomb Trains' Could Cause Hundreds of Deaths and Billions of Dollars in Damages
The US Department of Transportation predicts 207 total derailments by 2034, including 10 “higher consequence events” causing significant damage and potential fatalities.