Title: Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways
Date: 10/12/09
Author: Charles Duhigg
Source: New York Times
Summary: In Masontown, Pennsylvania residents have been complaining for years about the yellow smoke coming from the nearby coal-fired power plant. This smoke has left a film on their cars and pebbles of coal waste in their yards. The plant's owner, Allegheny Energy has been sued by five states that claim the air pollution has caused respiratory diseases and acid rain.
Response: This article is very positive, and it is good that the plant was sued. After they were sued for causing problems, the plant changed by trapping more than 150,000 tons of pollutants each year before they escaped into the sky.
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