Nippon Paper factory fabricates nitrogen oxide emission data

Nippon Paper factory fabricates nitrogen oxide emission data

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Kushiro plant of Nippon Paper Group Inc. in Kushiro, Hokkaido, where the paper maker fabricated smoke data from its boilers for at least three years to make it appear that nitrogen oxide emissions met pollution control standards, local authorities said July 2.

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