Sen. Sherrod Brown blasts Trump administration for rail safety cuts after Ohio derailment

A black plume and fireball rise over East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment

A black plume and fireball rise over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Federal law should require railroads to tell states when hazardous chemicals of the sort that escaped into the environment after this month’s East Palestine derailment are passing through, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Wednesday.

He also blamed the administration of former President Donald Trump for weakening safety standards set by his predecessor, Barack Obama, that might have prevented the accident.

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