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I've done a lot of cross-country exploring of the USA by motorcycle in the past, and it always shocked me how obviously harmfully polluted the air can be in res

I've done a lot of cross-country exploring of the USA by motorcycle in the past, and it always shocked me how obviously harmfully polluted the air can be in residential areas neighboring industrial activity. I don't understand how it continues unchecked. Sometimes I'd spend as little as an hour breathing the stuff and my nose and throat would be sore for days afterwards. My assumption is the residents are too poor so they lack representation and likely are employed by the same companies behind the pollution. The government should be more actively monitoring these industrial activities and protecting its citizens from their negligence.

electricslpnsld 8y ago
> The government should be more actively monitoring these industrial activities and protecting its citizens from their negligence. Local and state politicians don’t want to be seen as killing industrial jobs. The Federal government really needs to take action here, but this is obviously a non starter in the current administration. Pittsburgh’s air (while still f’ed up) is infinitely better than it was 30 or 40 years ago, largely because of EPA regulations.
senorjazz 8y ago
> I don't understand how it continues unchecked. Profit and lack of regulation and lack of effective penalties