A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.
My stepfather works in a coke plant. I worry about how it is impacting his health
It’s funny, growing up near a steel mill/train hub, I took for granted how confused other people might be about what the hell “coke” is.
On-topic - I once looked up stats for estimated premature deaths due to industry in our area and it was eye-opening. I really want to get out of here.
Crazy how people have the ability to overlook/ignore deaths caused by things as long as the deaths are a bit more gradual. A hundred premature deaths over the course of a year or so is practically nothing on the public’s radar, but if an accidental release at the mill killed a single person downwind, there’d be hell to pay.
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?
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
There’s a clear link between cocaine and cardiovascular disease
Also wrong coke. This is it, I think: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_(fuel)
My overtired brain took this as a coca cola plant and much confusion was had.
Either drug decriminalization has come a lot farther than I realized, or it’s this
