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Pennsylvania receives $3 million federal grant to help fight pollution

Pennsylvania gets $3M federal grant from EPA to help fight pollution
Pennsylvania gets $3M federal grant from EPA to help fight pollution 00:54

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- Pennsylvania is getting millions of dollars to fight pollution.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was in Allentown Tuesday to announce a $3 million investment from the federal government.

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A third of that money will go to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, which will fund projects across Lehigh and Northampton Counties.

Becky Bradley with the commission said the area's history as an industrial center means this money can go far here.

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