EPA proposes crackdown on fracking air pollution

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Agency delays smog rules, but moves to tackle oil and gas industry air pollution

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled plans to crackdown on air pollution from controversial "fracking" projects, having previously angered green groups by delaying new regulations...

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