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Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

Union of Concerned Scientists

are formed indirectly in the atmosphere from other toxic pollutants also emitted from tailpipes. Since then, there has been much progress in cleaning up our air, the result of effective environmental policies that control combustion emissions from sources such as power plants, industry, ports, warehouses and our vast network of roads.

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Black Appalachian Coalition Urges Allegheny County Health Dept. To Hold US Steel Accountable, Protect Community Health, From Clairton Coke Works

PA Environment Daily

The EPA recently stated that the Clairton plant Title V permit violates the emission standards set by the Clean Air Act. Many of the Black residents are disproportionately affected by particle pollution and related illnesses, including asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart disease.”