Air pollution from the Donora Zinc Works covered the town for two days, killing 20 and hospitalizing thousands—eventually helping produce the first regulations to restrict air pollution. DONORA, PA — ...

DONORA, Pa. — This week marks 75 years since the infamous “Donora Smog,” killed 21 people in the last week of October 1948. “The Donora Smog is the worst industrial air pollution accident in the ...

Despite its name, the Donora Smog Museum doesn’t just tell the story of the 1948 “Donora Death Fog.” It also houses an ...

DONORA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THE LESSONS THAT ARE STILL BEING LEARNED. THE END OF OCTOBER MARKS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DONORA SMOG INCIDENT. IT’S A BIG STORY WITH IMPORTANT ...

"It was so bad," Jerry Campa, a Donora, Pennsylvania, restaurateur recalls, "that I'd accidentally step off the curb and turn my ankle because I couldn't see my feet." The acrid, yellowish gray ...

The Donora Smog Disaster of 1948 has been called one of the worst air pollution disasters in the nation’s history. It caused 20 deaths and resulted in respiratory problems for at least 6,000 of Donora ...

Andy McPhee is the author of the book, “Donora Death Fog, Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town.” Andy McPhee admits the idea for his latest book actually came while watching the ...