fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ʌv wˈɛstɚn lˈuːizvˌɪl ænd nˈɪɹbaɪ ˈɛɹiəz ɪn dʒˈɛfɚsən kˈaʊnti hæd kəmplˈeɪnd ʌv hˈɛlθ pɹˈɑːbləmz ðeɪ ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tʊ ˈɛɹ pəlˈuːtənt ɪmˈɪʃənz fɹʌmðə mˈɛni ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ɪn ɹˈʌbɚtˌaʊn.
For many years, residents of western Louisville and nearby areas in Jefferson County had complained of health problems they attributed to air pollutant emissions from the many industrial facilities in Rubbertown.