IronPidgeyFTW t1_iuahw2e wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:49 PM

Reply to comment by VespiWalsh in US steel has the audacity to pay dividends while the insanity continues in the Mon valley by rhb4n8

I am a scientist, albeit not in meteorology. Inversions killed scores of folks in Donora and there should be a regulation that prohibits coking during an inversion. You can have your cake and eat it too. I hate the fact that some people label environmentalists as opposing industry black and white labeling makes no one win in the end.

Edit: I am sorry if I sounded rude. Just fed up with unnecessary pollution.

VespiWalsh t1_iuajgg9 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Same lol, I'm just a humble geographer who had to take a bunch of classes on environmental issues and it made me see the environmental injustice all around the area, and now I want to spread awareness about these issues.

I agree with you completely, that desperately needs to be a law. Industries should produce stuff in consideration of the community, although I always try to put the people first, and take a utilitarian approach of whatever is good for the most amount of people. If US Steel doesn't want to play nice, then they don't deserve to be a part of the community. They need us to work in their factory, more than the region needs them

I understand, knowing this sub, you probably thought I was some misinformed person making a drive by comment defending the production during these conditions. Sorry if my original comment was unclear in its tone. I heard speculation from environmental groups that the scrubbers could be broken again, so was trying to find out if anyone had proof to back it up.

IronPidgeyFTW t1_iuajwmx wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Sorry again man for doing the same. Yeah I assume it is the scrubbers but I have not heard any official word on it. Hopefully somebody will join US Steel's board and overhaul its commitment to the community and environment.