Asheville?

[NC_Paddler]

Originally Posted by Calipso

What is with the people here complaining about the pollution? When I was last there in 2007 it seemed like the city had little pollution. We all know about the stinktown of Candler but Asheville didn't seem so bad.

"Unfortunately, Asheville's air quality has taken a turn for the worse. In recent years, air pollution generated in neighboring states has inundated western North Carolina. The pollution has gotten so severe that it reduces average visibility in the Great Smoky Mountains by 80 percent during the summer months.(2)

The pollution is also causing illness in Asheville. Studies consistently demonstrate that air pollution is related to myriad health problems in the city, including respiratory and heart diseases, lung cancer, and possibly strokes.(3) Although the young and the elderly are most at risk, otherwise healthy people are not immune to the effects of air pollution. Dr. Clay Ballantine, a local physician specializing in internal medicine, concludes that air pollution is indeed causing health problems in Asheville. He notes that Asheville suffers from the highest incidence in the state of lung disease deaths from emphysema and pneumonia, while also having the lowest lung cancer death rates.(4)"


North Carolina - Communities at Risk - Toxics - Sierra Club

[earthfaries]

Originally Posted by Calipso

What is with the people here complaining about the pollution? When I was last there in 2007 it seemed like the city had little pollution. We all know about the stinktown of Candler but Asheville didn't seem so bad.

The population density is increasing and when I remember the crowded conditions of West Asheville.......maybe that section has high polution but East Asheville, North Asheville always seemed fine to me.

I looked online today at apartment prices and holy crap. When I lived there it was like $400+ for an apartment, now it's $600+ for an apartment.

When you can't see all the mountains right in front of you then you know the pollution is bad

[brokensky]

Acid rain has been in a problem in western NC for decades and has severely affected vegetation. Pollution IS a big issues in western NC.