“Not a goddamn man went down in that zinc works that day.”
A zinc worker’s memory from Donora’s 1948 disaster—toughness, loyalty…and the cost. Hear the story where work, health & solidarity collide.
🎧 Labor History Today: apple.co/4haJQ32 #Steelworkers #LaborHistory #Donora
In 1948 a 6-day inversion trapped mill toxins over Donora, PA—dozens died, thousands sickened. We visited the Donora Smog Museum to hear how a “death fog” changed how the U.S. thinks about work, health & the environment.
🎧 Labor History Today: apple.co/4haJQ32 #LaborHistory #Donora #EnviroJustice
🏭 Field notes from Donora: workers, weather, and who gets to tell the truth. Museum stories, oral histories, and the hard lessons still hanging in the air. Listen at 1p on @WPFWDC
#Donora #IndustrialHistory #WorkerVoices #LaborHeritagePowerHour
🎧 On the road to Wheeling, we detoured to the Donora Smog Museum. Hear how a 6-day inversion in 1948 sickened a mill town, sparked environmental awareness, and revealed workers’ grit (“zinc shakes,” anyone?). Listen at 1p on @WPFWDC
#LaborHistory #Donora #WPFW #LaborHeritagePowerHour
#Donora PD earning the hate.
#Yinzer #Pittsburgh
The chief actually defended it saying it wasn't a punch, he "accidentally" knocked it when he was being handcuffed.
The other problem is it's a false arrest to start with.
This is a great example of why no one trusts police.
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Some terrain is especially problematic for air pollution. 12th in series, reposted w/permission. #HowRegulationCameToBe #Donora #Inversion #SulfurDiOxide #KillerSmog #Smog #AirQuality #Pennsylvania
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listening to www.cementcity.org , a #podcast about #Donora PA, reminding us that the most important change happens locally.
Streetview of the borough of Donora, facing a red light with telephone poles and a bright blue sky, approaching the center of commerce.
Last week, I drove through the borough of #Donora, home of the Donora Smog of 1948, an air inversion that trapped air pollution from the American Steel and Wire plant and Donora Zinc Works, killing 20 people within three days and 50 more a little later.
