VIDEO: Toxics in the air, worry on the ground

by Emma Schwartz November 7, 2011January 7, 2022

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VIDEO: Toxics in the air, worry on the ground

by Emma Schwartz, Center for Public Integrity
November 7, 2011

<h1>VIDEO: Toxics in the air, worry on the ground</h1>
<p class="byline">by Emma Schwartz, Center for Public Integrity <br />November 7, 2011</p>
 
<p>Two decades ago Congress strengthened the Clean Air Act in an attempt to limit emissions of some of the most hazardous chemicals. But an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity’s<em> iWatch News</em> and NPR has found that the toxic pollution persists in hundreds of communities, including two cities in Pennsylvania. This video profiles those cities.</p>
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