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Environmental law's Victor Flatt examines proposed legislation following Ohio train disaster

MEDIA | April 3, 2024
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF

Dysfunction in Congress putting the brakes on Ohio lawmakers' attempts at improving rail safety

WEWSVictor Flatt, the Coleman P. Burke Chair in Environmental Law and associate director of the Burke Center for Environmental Law, weighed in on legislation proposed in the wake of the toxic train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, last year—touching on the obstacles the legislation faces.