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[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Ah so, darn krauts and japs

I'm not saying we're pristine pollution wise, but I lived downwind of LTV steel in Cleveland in the 80s (now Mittal) and it was a LOT dirtier then. When it rained everything got covered in grey pasty stuff.

Also, my dad was a member of the clean water task force, a group of engineers tasked with cleaning up Lake Erie. The growing fish population is a testament to the progress there.

And, , they're finally cleaning up the old nuke warhead dump sites here. A beautiful job too, they don't just remove the contaminants and replace the soil, they actually design the land/terrain/drainage to recreate an ecosystem from scratch.

Pete

Pete

I remember when Youngstown was still running pretty strong in the '70s.
Step outside on some days and your mouth would fill with a metallic taste. I had an old-timer tell me once that that was why so many in his generation smoked. Tobacco was the only thing strong enough to kill that nasty taste....besides liquor.

That couldn't have been good.

Dave