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PA Congressman Introduces Bill to Lower Threshold for Labeling Trains ‘High-Hazard’

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Pennsylvania Congressman Chris Deluzio introduced a new bill Tuesday that would expand the definition of hazardous materials trains. WESA’s Oliver Morrison has the details.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 3/2/23)

Oliver Morrison is a general assignment reporter at WESA. He previously covered education, environment and health for PublicSource in Pittsburgh and, before that, breaking news and weekend features for the Wichita Eagle in Kansas. He started his career in New York reporting for local and national publications like City Limits and The Atlantic. He taught English and theater in the Arkansas Delta for seven years before switching careers in 2013. Oliver is a graduate of Deep Springs College, the University of Oxford and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.