DONORA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THE LESSONS THAT ARE STILL BEING LEARNED. THE END OF OCTOBER MARKS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DONORA SMOG INCIDENT. IT’S A BIG STORY WITH IMPORTANT ...

The Donora Smog Disaster of 1948 has been called one of the worst air pollution disasters in the nation’s history. It caused 20 deaths and resulted in respiratory problems for at least 6,000 of Donora ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In October 1948, a thick haze rolled into Donora, Pennsylvania, a steel town in the Monongahela Valley, south of Pittsburgh. For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter – a plant ...

We spend 85% of our time indoors, and air conditioning can provide relief when and where we need it. Nevertheless, regulatory agencies continue to press for tighter outdoor emission controls. Their ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Philip Landrigan, Boston College and Ella Whitman, University of Vermont (THE ...