The exterior of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is seen in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, January 5, 2020. The plant treats wastewater from more than 1 million people and is the largest of 14 wastewater facilities in New York City. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images)
Smoke billows from one of many chemical plants along an 80-mile stretch from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 12, 2013. (Giles Clarke / Getty Images)