My Hometown
\n(now you all know where I grew up)<\/p>\n
Thursday, July 06, 2006<\/p>\n
Yes. I am VERY serious. We were number one in the ’80s, and they supposedly took care of the problem in the early ’90s, but as far as I know, we never left the top 10. We are now back for a number of reasons, including the development of warehouses on land that was previously dairy farms. Supposedly, this mix of cow exhaust and diesel exhaust is creating a new kind of super pollution. Sounds like a fun place to live doesn’t it?<\/p>\n
Those of you who have lived here or grew up here know the truth. We are the unhealthiest place to live in the nation, and if this article isn’t enough, I have one word for you: Stringfellow<\/a>. It sends chills down me when I hear that name, as have spent 90% of my life with in 2 miles of those waste ponds.<\/p>\n If I may quote<\/a> a local developer: “The right to breathe clean air is not a right as defined by statute. It’s a luxury.”<\/p>\n Thanks for reading,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My Hometown (now you all know where I grew up) Thursday, July 06, 2006 Yes. I am VERY serious. We were number one in the ’80s, and they supposedly took care of the problem in the early ’90s, but as far as I know, we never left the top 10. We are now back for … Continue reading