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EPA takes action to combat industrial air pollution

EPA takes action to combat industrial air pollution

The EPA announced a raft of targeted actions and specific reforms including stepped-up air monitoring and scrutiny of industrial polluters in the wake of ProPublica’s investigation into toxic hot spots.
Even low levels of soot can be deadly to older people, research finds

Even low levels of soot can be deadly to older people, research finds

The four-year air pollution study, which followed 68.5 million older Americans, was the first of its kind.
Pennsylvania: Pollution persists on Neville Island after Shenango Coke Works closed
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Pennsylvania: Pollution persists on Neville Island after Shenango Coke Works closed

Residents want Allegheny County to install more air monitors and to more aggressively regulate Metalico, a metal recycling facility.
EPA strips tribes of environmental authority
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Broyles, tribes disappointed after EPA grants Oklahoma environmental regulatory authority in Indian Country

Federal regulators have granted Oklahoma continued authority to regulate key environmental programs across Indian Country.

Saving Chaco: As coronavirus consumes New Mexico, drilling threatens sacred land
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Saving Chaco: As coronavirus consumes New Mexico, drilling threatens sacred land

A BLM plan could mean 3,000 new oil and gas wells in an area facing severe COVID-19 outbreaks and particulate matter pollution.
Why air pollution hasn't fallen more with everyone driving less
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Why air pollution hasn't fallen more with everyone driving less

Car traffic took a big dip beginning in late March, and headlines celebrated clean air around the U.S. But an NPR analysis of EPA data tells a more troubling story.
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