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Pollution controls would cut sulfur dioxide from Zug Island by 95%: EPA engineer

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Until pollution controls are installed, a Zug Island facility will continue to emit about 3,000 tons of sulfur dioxide per year, an EPA environmental engineer says in court testimony.

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A green bridge to Detroit's industrialized Zug Island.
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