I am a grandmother and a registered nurse who objects to the plans for massive coal transports by rail through our cities.
As we can all see, coal trains are not covered. The coal industry has plans to send as many as 26 trains per day, each a mile long, through the area. Coal dust spewings contain mercury, arsenic and lead.
Toxic mercury in fish is the reason that doctors say that many fish should no longer be eaten by pregnant women nor by children.
We don’t want coal dust in our gardens, either. Diesel train fumes contain formaldehyde, arsenic and benzene. Asthma patients must never inhale formaldehyde. Patients with exacerbated heart and lung disease could take longer to reach the hospitals, with these many trains blocking traffic at railroad crossings.