
Listen: LNP reporter talks toxic trains, reporting and transparency with WITF host
An LNP | LancasterOnline analysis in partnership with WITF found that real-time information on hazardous material transported by trains is nearly impossible to get, even for the first responders charged with responding to a derailment or other disaster. Reporters sought detailed information through Right-to-Know Law requests about train cargo from 12 central Pennsylvania counties. Only three of those counties said they had lists of specific chemicals being carried by trains – Lancaster, Juniata...