Carbon Black

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Ever wonder what makes tires black? It’s fine pieces of black carbon. But producer Vicki Monks reports that Oklahomans who live near a plant that manufactures the product say they’ve been left unprotected and it may be time to give an Indian reservation control over environmental regulation.

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