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Rick Mullin (Feb 9, 2023) reports about a railcar accident in Ohio in which several cars carrying vinyl chloride had to be released and burned. Mullin highlights that the event is one in a series of recent rail accidents in Ohio, calling into questions the safety of the railway infrastructure. He also mentions that, based on data from the Chlorine Institute  20,000 rail shipments of vinyl chloride in North America in 2021.

The Ohio train derailment underscores the dangers of the plastics boom: https://grist.org/transportation/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-p…

Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/FalconryFinance/status/1624051231554510848

The article describes infrastructure as something that needs to be built with a focus on people as well as the environment. This can improve transportation (reduced air pollution in Newark), create a more sustained access to power and energy, increase economic mobility, make communities more resilient, improve health, etc. This company has done work on sustainability projects in regards to infrastructure in Newark, which demonstrates their engagement with sustainable and resilient infrastructure.