SENATE EPW TO HOLD HEARING ON OHIO TRAIN DERAILMENT

SENATE EPW TO HOLD HEARING ON OHIO TRAIN DERAILMENT: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on the derailment.

Chairman Tom Carper and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito announced the hearing on Friday, saying it will focus on the emergency response to the derailment and related efforts to clean up the toxic chemicals being transported by the train.

Both Democratic and Republican leaders representing the state have supported a tightening of rules governing the transport of hazardous materials following the derailment and subsequent release of toxic chemical release.

EPW has not scheduled an exact time and date for the hearing, but it’s being planned for early March, according to one committee source.