Pollution by Rails Could Increase, According to Study
Shifting freight from trucks to rail in North American trade corridors would significantly increase air pollution in those areas over the next 20 years as the percentage of pollution caused by trains increases and the percentage caused by trucks decreases, according to a study done by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
NACEC, composed of environmental officials from the three North American Free Trade Agreement countries, presented its findings at a March 15 meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The study projected current and future trade flow, vehicle traffic volumes and emissions, focusing on five North American transportation corridors — Vancouver, British Columbia-Seattle; Winnipeg-Fargo, N.D.; Toronto-Detroit; San Antonio-Monterrey, Mexico; and Tucson, Ariz.-Hermosillo, Mexico.For the full story, see the April 9 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
NACEC, composed of environmental officials from the three North American Free Trade Agreement countries, presented its findings at a March 15 meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The study projected current and future trade flow, vehicle traffic volumes and emissions, focusing on five North American transportation corridors — Vancouver, British Columbia-Seattle; Winnipeg-Fargo, N.D.; Toronto-Detroit; San Antonio-Monterrey, Mexico; and Tucson, Ariz.-Hermosillo, Mexico.For the full story, see the April 9 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
