
The ESG of a Train’s Toxic Plume
Sustainability Now
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Introduction
1,500 to 2,000 residents in East Palestine were told to evacuate the area. Schools were closed for a week along with some roads into the town. There is a classic ESG conflict in this disaster where an industry already under pressure to become more efficient may have improved its operating ratios at the expense of long-term sustainability.
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