"Among the Inflation Reduction Act's little-noticed yet potentially game-changing provisions: a big incentive for "smart glass," which can make buildings significantly more energy efficient."
Heartily agree. The Plinkett Prequel reviews are much, much more entertaining than the prequels themselves. (And they're not JUST raves against the prequels: while they do it in a humorous manner, they carefully list just exactly what is objectively bad in the prequels.)
What are the chances that the volcano erupts with a train on/near that portion of track? How often would you likely have to fix it? How much does it cost to go around? I am sure these questions are being asked and the risks being weighed. They may not be right and you might not agree with them but unless they did this without any forethought I would not call them dumb. Also you are comparing them to Pompei even though this is a train track not a city.
It would disrupt critical supply chains. That train line is part of a key freight artery between Seattle, Portland, SF, LA, and SD.
Railroads and highways also invite towns and cities to be built around them, so if you want to be responsible toward future generations of human lives, you should direct those major arteries through less geologically-active regions.
Hugging an active volcano never was a good idea in history and it still isn't.
