When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged

A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.

A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.

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I’m not defending the coke plant, just feel the need to point out that correlation does not prove causation. I wonder what it could be if it wasn’t the coke plant emissions? Could it have brought higher paying jobs in the area and there was the most awesome strip club in the area and the town was full of old dudes? Lol far fetched for sure and I didn’t read the article I just really hate all these *bait headlines.
- A week after one of Pittsburgh’s most polluting plants closed in 2016, cardiovascular ER visits in the nearby communities dropped by 42 percent and continued to shrink every week for years,
  
  Maybe you should read a bit past the headline.