On a positive note, the list shows that progress is possible. The McConway & Torley Foundry in Lawrenceville has reduced emissions of chromium compounds by 90% and nickel compounds by 97%, and dropped out of the Toxic Ten this year.
They’re also cancelling a $1.5 billion upgrade to the massive Mon Valley Works complex, which was to include a new state-of-the-art rolling mill and co-generation plant.
This morning, the Liberty-Clairton air monitor showed that levels of fine particulate matter were elevated enough to give this Mon Valley spot the worst air quality in the country.