{
  "id": 708107,
  "title": "Carbon black producer’s emissions were 'primary source' of soot falling on Hamilton in July: environment ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/carbon-black-producers-emissions-were-primary-source-of-soot-falling",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/birla-carbon-9.7304954"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Emissions from carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon were \"a primary source\" of the soot falling on Hamilton neighbourhoods in early July, Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has said. Black dust falling on Hamilton homes is a perennial issue, especially near the eastern industrial sector.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}