Over three years, emergency room visits dropped by 61 percent compared with past years.
The new State of the Air report from the American Lung Association finds the Harrisburg area worsened in daily particle pollution for the third straight year.
The groups had sought $42 million for 102-day pollution control outage that sent emissions soaring.
The shredder has been a nuisance for those living nearby, said Angelo Taranto, of Allegheny County Citizens for Clean Air Now, or ACCAN, which has been advocating for the site to be cleaned up for years.
The Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council sent a notice of intent to sue Thursday to get the company to comply with state and federal air rules.
In an effort to learn more about a healthier and environmentally friendly way of cooking this holiday season, Dr. Stephanie Lee, assistant professor of pediatrics at Penn State Health and Chris Galarza, chef for Forward Dining Solutions joined us on The Spark Friday to discuss pollution free cooking and its benefits.
