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The air pollution in Pittsburgh isn’t caused by things under the control of the local government or even the state government. It accumulates and blows in from
by rwem 7y ago
The air pollution in Pittsburgh isn’t caused by things under the control of the local government or even the state government. It accumulates and blows in from west of there. Only the US federal government can fix it.
- jasonvm 7y agoWhere is it coming from, specifically?
- rwem 7y agoI'm no expert but I read that coal-fired electric generation and industry in the Ohio Valley is a major source. This transport of pollutants is apparently codified in the US Clean Air Act. This article seems to discuss the things I was considering years ago: https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/06/epas-denial-of-petition-to-expand-otr-deemed-lawful/ https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/06/epas-denial-of-petit...
- jshaqaw 7y agoIn the NYC area we get a lot of pollution from coal burning power plans in the Midwest. Air currents take all that pollution and dump it here. Probably similar for Pittsburgh.
- dgacmu 7y agoMostly from Clairton, PA.
- chrisco255 7y agoIs this a subtle dig at Ohio?