After Petcoke, Community Confronts More Dangerous Pollutant
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Chicago Tonight reporter Alex Ruppenthal discusses his story on manganese in Chicago.
For decades, residents on Chicago’s Far Southeast Side lived with clouds of black dust from nearby industrial sites. Now, the community faces a more dangerous pollutant: manganese. We talk with the reporter behind the developing story.
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After Petcoke, Community Confronts More Dangerous Pollutant
Clip: 2/8/2017 | 4m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
For decades, residents on Chicago’s Far Southeast Side lived with clouds of black dust from nearby industrial sites. Now, the community faces a more dangerous pollutant: manganese. We talk with the reporter behind the developing story.
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