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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories June 4, 2001 EPA announces air quality rules to improve scenic vistas The Environmental Protection agency has announced new rules to help states control haze-causing emissions from older power plants and industrial facilities. The EPA says the regulations are aimed at clearing up hazy, polluted skies that obscure views in wilderness areas, including the Presidential Range in New Hampshire, Acadia National Park in Maine and the Lye Brook Wilderness Area in Vermont. A news release on the EPA website announces the new rules. Progress Report: Industry clearing the air on schedule Some good news about air quality in the Northeast. According to a progress report by Northeastern States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), power companies are complying with federal regulations to install NOx reducing equipment. The report, in PDF form, can be downloaded for free from the NESCAUM website. States and environmental groups sue EPA over air rule A coalition of environmental organizations and states has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency stating that the Agency’s mobile source air toxics rule falls far short of fulfilling legal requirements of the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit was filed by the Sierra Club, Earthjustice, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the Natural Resources Defense Council and attorneys general of New York and Connecticut. The news release, also PDF form, can be downloaded for free from the NESCAUM website. Massachusetts gas company pays $15,000 fine A Massachusetts-based energy distribution company has paid a $15,000 penalty for air quality violations found at a plant in Greenfield. The fine was announced in a news release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Building a better traffic jam Traffic jams, always bad for air quality, are getting worse. The solution has often been building more lanes to accommodate more cars. In a set of stories that will tell you all you ever wanted to know about the dynamics of the traffic jams, Discover Magazine reports on research that claims motorists can avoid gridlock if they simply slow down. |
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