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===== Revealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans ===== | |||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/16/epa-local-governments-dont-report-air-pollution-wildfire-smoke-data-across-us by Molly Peterson, Dillon Bergin and Emily Zentner 16/10/23 The Guardian] | |||
Regulators have exploited a little-known provision in the Clean Air Act called the “exceptional events rule” to forgive pollution caused by “natural” or “uncontrollable” events – including wildfires – on records used by the EPA for regulatory decisions, a new investigation from the California Newsroom, MuckRock and the Guardian reveals. | |||
===== ‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida ===== | ===== ‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida ===== | ||
