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Cedar Rapids Air Pollution Debate Revisits 25 Year Claim
Former Mayor Bob Johnson disputes increased pollution citing media attention and a 25 year shift from coal to natural gas and diesel engines. He cites local coal history, identifies the Ives Frana Co as last coal supplier, and notes a 1967 city ordinance pushing five year compliance for pollution controls.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
Mayor's Civic Center Study Committee
Johnson
ELSEA
Magic and Associates
the Gazette
Loop
Ives Frana Co
Shaver Road
Gilbert Knott
Iowa Electric
Iowa
Carl Smith
Linn County
Penick
Ford