I think it should have been obvious to anyone at the railroad at the very least. They obssess over this stuff since it’s their entire business… They’ve been around for 2 centuries so what impacts a railway is really well understood.
IMHO there’s a not-insignificant amount of environmental grifting dressed up like incompetence… The trial gets funding, the railroad gets compensation… Everyone makes money and now a second trial is guaranteed once this one fails.
I’m not saying all environmental stuff is like this but c’mon… It’s either political or grifting or even both… I don’t see why else they would think this is worth trying.
I think it should have been obvious to anyone at the railroad at the very least. They obssess over this stuff since it’s their entire business… They’ve been around for 2 centuries so what impacts a railway is really well understood.
IMHO there’s a not-insignificant amount of environmental grifting dressed up like incompetence… The trial gets funding, the railroad gets compensation… Everyone makes money and now a second trial is guaranteed once this one fails.
I’m not saying all environmental stuff is like this but c’mon… It’s either political or grifting or even both… I don’t see why else they would think this is worth trying.
It’s profitable to greenwash. Every once in a while something legit gets through.