Pittsburgh remembers what it was like to be polluted

In his speech to announce he was pulling America out of the Paris Treaty on Climate Change, super-regressive US President Donald J. Trump mentioned the city of Pittsburgh, saying he was elected to represent Pittsburgh, not Paris. The problem is this: many in Pittsburgh (including the mayor) don’t want to be be associated with this foolish decision. The 1940s-era photographs in this CityLab article show why. Street lights came on in midday because the sky was so filled with smoke and chemicals. Read: What Pittsburgh Looked Like When It Decided It Had a Pollution Problem Be sure to read the comments from residents who remember this environment.

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LOVE YOUR LANDSCAPE is my public service campaign that aims to remind people to fill their lives with landscape art — but even more importantly — to be aware of how their own behaviors, and the actions of our government and corporations impact the environment.