Justin Mikulka: Bomb Trains, East Palestine, & Toxic Consequences

Last Born In The Wilderness

This is a segment of episode 340 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “Corporate Crime Scene: Bomb Trains, East Palestine, & Toxic Consequences w/ Justin Mikulka.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/justin-mikulka Learn more about Justin’s work: https://justinmikulka.com Investigative journalist and author Justin Mikulka joins me to discuss the recent train derailment in East Palestine, bomb trains, and the devastating consequences the lack of regulation of the railroad industry is having on the environment and human communities across North America. Justin Mikulka is a research fellow at New Consensus working on investigating the best solutions and policies to facilitate the energy transition. Prior to joining New Consensus in October 2021, Justin reported for DeSmog, where he began in 2014. Justin has a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University, and is the author of ‘Bomb Trains: How Industry Greed and Regulatory Failure Put the Public at Risk’ (2019). WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast SUBSTACK: https://lastborninthewilderness.substack.com BOOK LIST: https://bookshop.org/shop/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call [phone] or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior