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Texas Cold Snap Caused Massive Increase in Industrial Pollution

Bloomberg · Mitchell Ferman · last updated

The cold snap that froze Texas late last month resulted in the release of more than 1,000 metric tons of excess pollutants into the atmosphere.

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