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For the first time in over 30 years, the EPA adds to its list of hazardous air pollutants
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For the first time in over 30 years, the EPA adds to its list of hazardous air pollutants

The Environmental Protection Agency has declared a powerful dry-cleaning solvent, 1-bromopropane, too dangerous to breathe. It marks the first time it's expanded its hazardous air pollutant list since 1990.
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