CleanAir
When coal smoke choked St. Louis, residents fought back − but it took time and money
When coal smoke choked St. Louis, residents fought back − but it took time and money St. Louis residents fought back against coal smoke pollution in 1939, which had become a chronic problem due to the widespread use of sulfur-rich coal for heat and power. The city’s mayor, Bernard Dickmann, created a commission to investigate […]
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Industrial pollution once ravaged the Adirondacks − decades of history captured in lake mud track their slow recovery
Industrial pollution once ravaged the Adirondacks − decades of history captured in lake mud track their slow recovery A study by paleolimnologists found that lakes in the Northeast U.S., including those in the Adirondack Mountains, have recovered from industrial metal pollution since the Clean Air Act was enacted in 1963. The researchers extracted sediment cores […]
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