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A rush to judgment: The Trump administration is taking science out of air quality standards

  • Written by H. Christopher Frey, Glenn E. Futrell Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
A rush to judgment: The Trump administration is taking science out of air quality standardsIndustrial facilities like this oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington are significant air pollution sources.Walter Siegmund/Wikimedia, CC BY

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