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EPA Lists Air Pollution Offenders

The Environmental Protection Agency tells officials in 31 states that new air-pollution controls are needed to control smog in counties containing more than 150 million people. The EPA, acting under court order, said 474 counties have air that fails federal standards or contributes to pollution in a neighboring area. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

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Allison Aubrey is a Health & Science Correspondent correspondent for NPR News.

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