WASHINGTON — In a battle that pits the East Coast against the Midwest over the winds that carry dirty air from coal plants, the governors of eight Northeastern states plan to petition the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to force tighter air pollution regulations on nine Rust Belt and Appalachian states.
Eastern States Pushing the EPA to Tighten Midwest Air Rules
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I just looked up air quality and New York, New Jersey, and DC were all the three worst. Â How and why do they think they have any leverage over the rust belt states to impose more restrictions. Â To clarify, I don't think it is a bad idea but it is just funny to see these east coast cities complain about pollution.
They're complaining that the West to East direction of the wind is what's causing their pollution to be so bad. Essentially all the rust belt's pollution is being transported to the East coast. Although, I'm sure that economic reasons have more to do with this. Why build a factory on the East coast with environmental restrictions when you can just move it to the Midwest which has fewer of them.Linkin5 wrote:I just looked up air quality and New York, New Jersey, and DC were all the three worst. How and why do they think they have any leverage over the rust belt states to impose more restrictions. To clarify, I don't think it is a bad idea but it is just funny to see these east coast cities complain about pollution.
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I'm not an expert, but how the |expletive| do factories two or more states over significantly contribute to your pollution?jessep28 wrote:They're complaining that the West to East direction of the wind is what's causing their pollution to be so bad. Essentially all the rust belt's pollution is being transported to the East coast. Although, I'm sure that economic reasons have more to do with this. Why build a factory on the East coast with environmental restrictions when you can just move it to the Midwest which has fewer of them.Linkin5 wrote:I just looked up air quality and New York, New Jersey, and DC were all the three worst. How and why do they think they have any leverage over the rust belt states to impose more restrictions. To clarify, I don't think it is a bad idea but it is just funny to see these east coast cities complain about pollution.
They don't. Google image some maps of air pollution, and each respective region will have their own halo, with a somewhat easterly drift, but the air eventually clears up into nothing until you hit the next metropolitan area.Linkin5 wrote:I'm not an expert, but how the |expletive| do factories two or more states over significantly contribute to your pollution?jessep28 wrote:They're complaining that the West to East direction of the wind is what's causing their pollution to be so bad. Essentially all the rust belt's pollution is being transported to the East coast. Although, I'm sure that economic reasons have more to do with this. Why build a factory on the East coast with environmental restrictions when you can just move it to the Midwest which has fewer of them.Linkin5 wrote:I just looked up air quality and New York, New Jersey, and DC were all the three worst. How and why do they think they have any leverage over the rust belt states to impose more restrictions. To clarify, I don't think it is a bad idea but it is just funny to see these east coast cities complain about pollution.
For example... In the map below, and according to these "eastern states' logic" the pollution would suddenly manifest itself once it hit their region? No, it's bullsh*t, they just want to deleverage the industry to their west, to improve their own.
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