In the wake of this morning’s derailment of a CSX freight train in the Howard Street tunnel, activists are demanding that health and safety studies be conducted on oil trains passing through Baltimore.

A press conference at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) will call on the City Council to pass a bill requiring city agencies to conduct health impact and risk assessments for oil train shipments.

The event will take place at the southwest corner of Pearlstone Park, at Preston and Howard streets, which is located above today’s derailment.Speakers will include Jon Kenney from the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and Jennifer Kunze from Clean Water Action.

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