Maine politicians try to ax law shielding hazardous rail records
BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 18, 2023
A 2015 law that shielded records on hazardous materials transported by rail in Maine is on the chopping block under a quick response from lawmakers to the train derailment in the Moosehead Lake region in April. The derailment involved three engines and six cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train near Rockwood, which was carrying hazardous materials. Hundreds of gallons of fuel leaked into nearby waterways. The new bill to strip the confidentiality law comes from lawmakers across the ideological spectrum.