Advocate calls for better rail safety on 12th anniversary of Lac-Mégantic disaster

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patrons huddle around the 30-foot-long wooden bar at Spiteful Brewing on Chicago’s Northside, enjoying drinks, televised sports, and games ranging from darts to Dungeons & Dragons. “It’s a corner tavern without the booze,” says co-founder Jason Klein, noting they only serve beer they brew on-site, not liquor. What customers don’t see is the storeroom, where Klein is engaged in another game: playing Tetris with supplies. U.S. President Donald Trump’s aluminum tariffs have forced U.S. breweries to consider stockpiling cans as a hedge against rising costs, but for...