A Miasma of Metals: The Steelworkers’ Environmental Call Following the Donora Smog of 1948

Tales from the Reuther Library
02/09/2022 32 min
A Miasma of Metals: The Steelworkers’ Environmental Call Following the Donora Smog of 1948

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Louise Milone recounts how smog produced by the southwestern Pennsylvanian steel industry poisoned the air in the Monongahela Valley town of Donora on November 1, 1948, killing more than 22 people and sickening thousands more. Exploring the response of the US Steel Corporation, employees, and Donora residents, Milone explains how the United Steelworkers of America … Continue reading A Miasma of Metals: The Steelworkers’ Environmental Call Following the Donora Smog of 1948

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