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Pollution Picture Is Not All Blue Sky for Five States
A regional AP report notes midwestern air quality varies as Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Oklahoma prepare to meet 1970 Clean Air Act standards by mid 1975. Officials warn automobiles are major pollution source while wind terrain and soil erosion complicate compliance. Local bans on open burning spread, with Kansas City Tulsa and Omaha among areas adapting.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas City
EPA
Tulsa
Mel Gray
Environmental Health Division
Kansas Health Department
Missouri
State Air Conservation Commission
Omaha
Wichita
Oklahoma
C. L. Campbell
Iowa Health Department
Iowa
Campbell
Particu
Kansas
Gray
James Liggins
State Environmental Control Department
Nebraska
George Syas
Syas
St. Louis
Donald Pecsok