When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged
When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged
A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.
A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.
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Maybe visits plunged because people left after they lost their jobs?
Or maybe pollution is, and stop me if this is too difficult a concept, bad.
If it was "bad," wouldn't the EPA do something about it? Wouldn't OSHA have some kind of regulation on how much bad air folks could breathe?
The actual experts on health and safety are quiet on this one, what makes you think you know better?
Hilarious that you think the EPA has any real power. And no, OSHA only regulates workplaces, not entire towns. Emissions, and I don't know if you are aware of this, blow away from plants where they originate.
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-09/documents/coke-oven-emissions.pdf
EPA has classified coke oven emissions as a Group A, known human carcinogen.
Hmm
A little over 200 people lost their jobs when this plant closed, I doubt this was a large portion of the population.