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EPA to Require Air Pollution Measurements in Black Communities
2014-08-19 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Black Press: For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency may require oil refineries to regularly measure the air quality at their perimeters. These fence line measurements will give surrounding communities largely low-income communities of color data on the level of pollution they are exposed to each day. The EPAs proposed rule changes are the result of a lawsuit brought against them by environmental advocacy nonprofit, Earthjustice and a few grassroots groups around the country, including...
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