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tesla3by3 t1_j29hise wrote

Three of the dirtiest coke batteries will be shut down early next year. No one is certain how much that will help the air quality, but some estimates are about a 20% reduction.

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James19991 t1_j29l6cu wrote

Yep, here's a conservative estimate on what it would do:

According to a report by Public Source, if that 17% reduction in coke production leads to a 17% improvement in emissions, it would make the pollution levels in the Mon Valley more in line with neighborhoods like Lawrenceville and better than the air quality in North Braddock, Wilkinsburg, and Neville Island.

https://nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/u-s-steel-closing-the-three-most-polluting-batteries-at-clairton-coke-works/

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