In article FWffe.63591$c24.40058@attbi_s72, Jay Honeck wrote:
cleaning up the environment. To a large degree, this has been accomplished
in America. (As anyone who lived through the 60s, 70s, and 80s can attest
to.
There's still a way to go but I'd agree with that. In Britain, a few
decades ago people died in large numbers from the sooty smog in London.
My DPE who did my instrument checkride told me about how the rivers
used to catch fire in Beaumont, TX.
However, from having lived in the oil refinery part of Houston (smack
between La Porte and Texas City) I can tell you that there is still work
to do - the sky still turns green and the stench can be pretty awful.
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