Usually it's great to be No. 1, but not when it makes you the year's worst polluter. The Political Economy Research Institute has released its fifth annual Toxic 100 Air Polluters index, and no one wants to be on that list. Watch the following video to hear which companies were 2013's biggest polluters, and what it all means.
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This Year's Biggest Corporate Polluters
The Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index for 2013 is out, and some familiar names have the dubious honor of placing in the top 10.
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