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Jakarta Air Pollution: Coal Power Plants Outside City Limits Cited as Major Source
The Governor of Jakarta highlighted that transportation measures alone won't solve the city's air pollution. He pointed to coal-fired power plants in surrounding industrial areas as a major source and called for inter-regional cooperation.
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