Originally published at: Brett Wilkins: The Last Thing We Need; Critics Decry US Government’s OK of $31 Billion Railroad MergerBrett Wilkins: – Progressive Dreamers
Published originally at Common Dreams on March 15, 2023 under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license U.S. federal regulators on Wednesday approved the first major railroad merger in more than two decades, a move that follows the East Palestine rail disaster and that critics warned would reduce competition, raise prices, cost jobs, and threaten safety.…