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EPA says Salt Lake City’s air pollution is China’s fault.
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Hey Wilson, you know those signs at the bank drive-thru that say not to idle your car while waiting? Well, you can ignore that. Most people do anyway, but now the EPA says our air pollution is coming from China and Mexico. So fire up the wood stoves, forget that tune up on your jalopy, and don't mind the gunk pouring out of the oil refineries.
An Environmental Protection Agency statement reads: “Today, the EPA proposed repealing the Biden Administration’s December 2024 decision to reclassify Utah’s Northern Wasatch Front from a ‘Moderate’ to a ‘Serious’ non-attainment area under the 2015 Ozone…
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