On this week’s episode of
Lever Time: Producer Frank sits down with journalists
Julia Rock,
Rebecca Burns, and
Matthew Cunningham-Cook for an in-depth conversation about
The Lever’s groundbreaking
reporting on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The group explores how an environmental disaster like this can occur, including examining the influence of the railroad and chemical lobbies, as well as detailing the regulatory capture of three separate presidential administrations. The group also details how
The Lever’s reporting gained national coverage, triggered a public pressure campaign, and helped lead to a response from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (
1:50).
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