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| Maryland power plants are emitting unsafe levels of fine particles, and the state’s system for regulating emissions is inadequate, according to a new report by Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center. | |
| Marylanders breathe air with dangerous levels of benzene and other toxic substances, according to a new report released today by Environment Maryland. Data from the U.S. EPA shows that every Maryland county has levels of airborne toxics that are more than ten times higher than the federal cancer risk standard. | |
| New Study Finds Toxic Ash Residue in Every Sample Taken: Laboratory technicians found toxic ash residue everywhere they looked as part of a study on exposure to airborne fly ash near a coal ash disposal facility in Anne Arundel County. | |
