The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Interfaith Community Organization had some pretty serious issues with Pittsburgh. They sued the city for chromium pollution from 25 years ago. Many people with the power to do something about the pollution have ignored it for years. Not many see it as urgent as the people who live and work in the area. The lot of a demolished building is hazardous to many people's health. So finally, the NRDC and ICO decided to sue Pittsburgh on Febuary 3rd, 2009. They aren't looking for anything more than the area to be cleaned up.
What they are trying to get across is that the amount of pollution is more than legal, and something has to be done. Jersey City has been waiting 25 years for it to be cleaned up, and it hasn't. In my opinion, they deserve a clean area to live and work. People who live down the street won't want to walk outside for some fresh air on a warm summer night. Playing outside in the snow won't be pleasing when the smell is sickening. All in all, the fair thing to do in this case is have Pittsburgh clean up the mess they started.
Source: nj
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