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Forward. so we are hopeful that the agency going forward will have a new sort of framework of dealing with the overburdened levels in these communities. >> finally, what can people do to find out if where they live or work or study is in the risky areas in terms of air pollution? >> well, we spent the past couple years working on a map that is address searchable. if you go to projects .propublica.org/toxmap, you can enter your address and find out on the facilities that are emitting those chemicals and how far they are from your home. >> leyla eunice, thank you for being with us from propublic...

In a first-of-its-kind map and data analysis, propublica reveals where these places are. it is the detail -- the most detailed map of cancer-causing industrial air pollution in the u.s. joining me now is leyla eunice, propublica reporter and one of the four authors of the report. leyla, your investigation shows that from the urban sprawl of houston to the riverways of virginia, air pollution from industrial plants is elevating the cancer risk of an estimated quarter of a million americans to a level the federal government considers unacceptable. why is this happening? >> rev, the primary reaso...