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Local Officials, Residents, in Dark on Nearby Hazardous Rail Cargoes [1]

April 21, 2010

Hazardous rail cargoes are rated a "high threat" to 62 U.S. urban areas, but federal agencies still refuse to let many firefighters, governments, and citizens know the rail routes used to transport cargoes that could kill tens or hundreds of thousands.

The story came out in an article by Jim Morris, published by the Sunlight Foundation April 16, 2010.

  • "Local Officials Say They’re In The Dark On Dangerous Freight Rail Traffic," [2] Sunshine Foundation, April 16, 2010, by Jim Morris.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/local-officials-residents-dark-nearby-hazardous-rail-cargoes [2] http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/local-officials-say-theyre-dark-dangerous-freight-rail-traffic/ [3] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/watchdog-tipsheet [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81