[PRCo] Re: The Donora Picture

[Bill Robb]

And the loss coal stoves and furnaces. Even trolleys used to have coal stoves. Trolleys weren't exactly as pollution free as we like to picture them.
Subject: [PRCo] The Donora Picture


My reaction to the Donora Picture is how long the motorman could keep  
a clean face in that environment if he kept the front window open?     
The youngsters today have no clue just how filthy those steel towns  
were.

The loss of industry has really cleaned up the air.   The loss of  
steam locomotives cleaned up the air.   But I'm also amazed at just  
how much pollution control equipment on cars has made the air  
cleaner.   I can remember summer evenings 40 years ago in Lancaster  
had poorly defined shadows after seven o'clock.   Now the air is  
clear and the shadows are crisp.   I think we've honestly made some  
improvements to our life.

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