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Pennsylvania

John1956PA

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12. Yes. Companies learned to locate these polluting plants along riverbanks such as this one is.

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 01:46 PM

Oct 22

The plants which were built years ago allowed pollutants to leach into the soil and migrate for miles into residences. The companies are still facing lawsuits over that soil pollution.

As for the Beaver County Shell cracker plant, any ground-level pollution will find its way just a short distance to the Ohio river.

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Final PA voter registration stats [View all] Deminpenn Oct 22 OP

127k unaffiliated voters. Wonder if a lot of those were young people arlyellowdog Oct 22 #1

Unfortunately, the registration stats don't show a breakdown Deminpenn Oct 22 #3

Ok that's impressive work! arlyellowdog Oct 22 #7

If only that were true, Deminpenn Oct 22 #11

Yes, Beaver County has been trending red for twenty years. John1956PA Oct 22 #2

It makes sense, the demographics are generally Deminpenn Oct 22 #4

And a lot of landowners who got money from fracking. n/t John1956PA Oct 22 #8

Yet there's a surprising amount of opposition Deminpenn Oct 22 #10

Yes. Companies learned to locate these polluting plants along riverbanks such as this one is. John1956PA Oct 22 #12

Actually, Kerry was the last Dem to win it. Self Esteem Oct 22 #5

Thank you for the correction. I did not recall the red edges in 2008 and 2012. n/t John1956PA Oct 22 #6

Don't forget that our closed primaries are part of the reason FakeNoose Oct 22 #9

Stopped by our local Dem county HQ Deminpenn Oct 23 #13

Update as of 10/28/24 Deminpenn Oct 29 #14