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EPA's newly tightened air pollution rules are welcome news in polluted places | WAER
EPA's newly tightened air pollution rules are welcome news in polluted places By Alejandra Borunda Published February 27, 2024 at 4:21 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:53 Fresno, in San Joaquin Valley, has some of the worst air in the nation. Residents are getting a burst of hope that new, stricter rules on air pollution could help their health — eventually. Copyright 2024 NPR

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