The advocates of the new LTV-Sun plant proclaim that the plant will stimulate economic development in the area. The few economic possibilities the Sun-LTV plant will offer are not enough to convince the community or gain their support. There are many parallels between economic prosperity and job market. What Pittsburgh needs to start thinking about is the fact that people are not staying in the area. Mickish expresses that the graduates are not going to want to stay mostly because of the pollution of the area.
Pollution is one of the major issues concerning the proposed coke plant.
The residents of Hazelwood, Greenfield, and Squirrel Hill will be the most affected by the impurities of the plant. With Hazelwood being such a populated area, the people are very concerned about the health impacts the pollution will have. The other two plants that Sun is currently operating are not located in such heavily populated areas. The review compared the air quality from 1995, when LTV was operating, to the first six months after the plant closed. With this improvement of air quality, community members are outraged at the idea of opening another plant, which will only pollute the air again.