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> YMMV but some people are crazy. The EPA is however not. But what the EPA say and what the woman claims are disparate. To complicate it further, this woman di

> YMMV but some people are crazy. The EPA is however not. But what the EPA say and what the woman claims are disparate. To complicate it further, this woman did in fact live on top of an industrially-zone area which had industrial contamination on site. The apartments are very new (finished construction in ~2019) and they had to agree to a ton of cleanup to get permits to build. There are so many confounding factors that mean she could still have been poisoned by toxic industrial byproducts and the factor next door could still be innocent.

cjk2 2y ago
Well it would require more data which is the problem, and something I outlined elsewhere. Is she the only person complaining? The case is put forward as if that is the case. If that is the case then there is little evidence to discard the null hypothesis that there's nothing wrong and either alternate hypothesis that it's the Apple facility or the previously contaminated site seem very unlikely.
- synctext 2y ago
  > many confounding factors Indeed. May 2022 TechCruch [0] about sexism at workplace: "Privacy watchdogs in Europe are considering a complaint against Apple made by a former employee, Ashley Gjøvik, who alleges the company fired her after she raised a number of concerns, internally and publicly, including over the safety of the workplace." "At the time, Gjøvik had been placed on administrative leave by Apple after raising concerns about sexism in the workplace, and a hostile and unsafe working environment which it had said it was investigating." [0] https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/11/gobbler-complaint-europe/?guccounter=1 https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/11/gobbler-complaint-europe/?...
  - Workaccount2 2y ago
    She better hope she wins one of her lawsuits because she probably will never get a career job again.
jldugger 2y ago
I'm honestly surprised the area is zoned for residential; the central expressway corridor has lots of industry nearby, including Intel. Plus that apt complex is right next the intersection of a major highway and major expressway, which won't be helping anyone breathe. But she's not the only resident and I haven't heard any indication of a class action.
- vineyardmike 2y ago
  It’s not zoned for residential. This one apartment building got an exemption. I’m sure the area being so desperate for housing is part of why this was allowed. Adding 1800 housing units is a huge deal in a city that size.

cjk2 2y ago

Well it would require more data which is the problem, and something I outlined elsewhere. Is she the only person complaining? The case is put forward as if that is the case. If that is the case then there is little evidence to discard the null hypothesis that there's nothing wrong and either alternate hypothesis that it's the Apple facility or the previously contaminated site seem very unlikely.

synctext 2y ago
> many confounding factors Indeed. May 2022 TechCruch [0] about sexism at workplace: "Privacy watchdogs in Europe are considering a complaint against Apple made by a former employee, Ashley Gjøvik, who alleges the company fired her after she raised a number of concerns, internally and publicly, including over the safety of the workplace." "At the time, Gjøvik had been placed on administrative leave by Apple after raising concerns about sexism in the workplace, and a hostile and unsafe working environment which it had said it was investigating." [0] https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/11/gobbler-complaint-europe/?guccounter=1 https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/11/gobbler-complaint-europe/?...
- Workaccount2 2y ago
  She better hope she wins one of her lawsuits because she probably will never get a career job again.

jldugger 2y ago

I'm honestly surprised the area is zoned for residential; the central expressway corridor has lots of industry nearby, including Intel. Plus that apt complex is right next the intersection of a major highway and major expressway, which won't be helping anyone breathe. But she's not the only resident and I haven't heard any indication of a class action.

vineyardmike 2y ago
It’s not zoned for residential. This one apartment building got an exemption. I’m sure the area being so desperate for housing is part of why this was allowed. Adding 1800 housing units is a huge deal in a city that size.