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Well, I wouldn’t say it’s a recent concern. Nixon started the EPA in 1970. Historically, there have been issues with coal and air quality. https://en.m.wikipe
by melling 4y ago
Well, I wouldn’t say it’s a recent concern. Nixon started the EPA in 1970.
Historically, there have been issues with coal and air quality.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London
Now that we have 8 billion people on the planet at once, even a small human footprint adds up.
- BeefWellington 4y agoVisiting any older city in Europe that hasn't had a good cleaning done to every building, you can really see the soot buildup that remains even today on buildings that are being cleaned[1][2] for example. Granted that was acquired over centuries of burning coal and wood to heat houses. [1]: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/manchesters-dark-history-archive-pictures-8722223 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/manch... [2]: https://old.reddit.com/r/powerwashingporn/comments/6d3l6p/this_is_the_palace_in_vienna_austria_its_in_the/ https://old.reddit.com/r/powerwashingporn/comments/6d3l6p/th...
- rsynnott 4y agoAnd note that the Great Smog was nearly a century after the UK started passing serious air quality legislation. Things were _significantly worse_ in the 19th century; while recording of cause of death wasn't great, it's all but certain that there were worse incidents than the great smog.