State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports
A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.
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By MIKE DUNNE
An effort to document the lives of Oklahoma Indians introduced reporter Vicki Monks to a story that begged to be told: how a carbon black plant affected the health of a neighboring Ponca Indian community.
Carbon black, made by the burning of waste oil, is used primarily to strengthen the rubber in tires.