Putting Polluters on the Map

02-01-2001 // Mark Cheater

Free software from the federal government now allows anyone to pinpoint pollution sources in his or her neighborhood. Go to the EGIS homepage, type in an address or zip code, and the program will create a map like this, showing Superfund sites, power plants, factories and other environmental hazards.

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