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that would have rurther adversely impacted visibility in Shenandoah National Park. The state of Pennsylvania was proposing to approve a 525megawatt plant in Greene County, near the West Virginia border.
“Cleaning up air pollution in the parks is also important for the local communities surrounding them,” added Gilliam. “Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway, for instance, rank scenic views as the most important reason for visiting. If those visitors encounter views that are clouded by haze, they might be less inclined to come back and local economies depend on that tourism.”
Through individual park stories, Turning Point highlights the multi-layered impacts of air pollution on park resources. The report addresses impacts of air pollution on habitat, visitor health, the symbols of our nation’s heritage embodied by the national parks, and on the stunning scenic horizons in the parks. Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Parkway in both Virginia and North Carolina are included:
• Shenandoah National Park: Shenandoah National Park lies downwind of several coal-fired power plants, and is sandwiched by major population centers and highways. As a result, the park has some of the least healthy air of any park within the National Park System.
• Blue Ridge Parkway:
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