How a simple app exposed some Apple suppliers for the toxic polluters they are

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Almost 200 Apple suppliers are really, really bad for the environment. 
An app called Blue Map, created by environmentalist Ma Jun and backed by Chinese retailer Alibaba, found that the suppliers were violating Apple's environmental guidelines. The app aggregates pollution data from government websites to help compa