November 5, 2021

Meet the Toxicologist Who Nailed the Smelter Industry After the Donora Smog

The full story of the Donora smog disaster could not be told without two names popping into the forefront, those of Philip Drinker and Mary O. Amdur. Drinker had famously

December 18, 2020

What Donora’s Smog Plaque Gets Right … And Wrong

A prominent bronze plaque at the southern entrance to Donora honors smog victims...and then some.

February 12, 2020

Was There a 21st Victim of the Donora Death Fog?

I thought I had determined the final count of victims from the Donora Death Fog. I was wrong.