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

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    11 months ago

    Can’t say that’s surprising, I’m sure Pittsburgh’s overall health has come a long way since they shifted away from the steel mills and factories that used to fill the city. I’d say it’s hard to pin it on this one factory when they’ve been working to clean up the city for decades.

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        11 months ago

        A while ago I saw that UPMC had more employees in PA than any other company, which I thought was pretty wild considering Pittsburgh isn’t nearly as big as Philly

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            10 months ago

            Yeah healthcare is becoming the latest consolidate and merge into mega corporations sector.

            Probably not a good thing but what are you going to do :/