In Detroit, a ‘magic wand’ makes dirty air look clean – and lets polluters off the hook
Across the US, local governments, lobbyists and industry have spent millions to get wildfire pollution excluded from the record. People like Robert Shobe pay the priceRevealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of AmericansWhat is the exceptional events rule? The loophole letting US regulators wipe air pollution from the recordIn south-east Detroit, the Environmental Protection Agency says, the air is clean.Robert Shobe’s lungs tell a different story.
