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17% of people live near toxic release facilities—here’s how it breaks down by state


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17% of people live near toxic release facilities—here’s how it breaks down by state



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#50. Hawaii



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#49. New York



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#48. California



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#47. Maryland



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#46. Arizona



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#45. Nevada



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#44. New Mexico



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#43. Florida



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#42. New Jersey



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#41. Colorado



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#40. Washington



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#39. Virginia



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#38. Alaska



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#37. Utah



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#36. Illinois



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#35. Maine



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#34. Louisiana



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#33. Michigan



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#32. Texas



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#31. Montana



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#30. Massachusetts



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#29. Oregon



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#28. Oklahoma



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#27. Delaware



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#26. Kentucky



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#25. Vermont



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#24. Connecticut



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#23. Missouri



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#22. Tennessee



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#21. Pennsylvania



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#20. Georgia



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#19. North Carolina



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#18. Idaho



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#17. Rhode Island



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#16. North Dakota



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#15. Ohio



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#14. West Virginia



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#13. Kansas



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#12. Minnesota



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#11. Nebraska



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#10. New Hampshire



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#9. Arkansas



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#8. South Carolina



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#7. Alabama



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#6. South Dakota



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#5. Indiana



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#4. Mississippi



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#3. Wyoming



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#2. Iowa



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#1. Wisconsin


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