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Visitors to Blue Ridge rank the scenic views as the most important reason for visiting. The vistas are what draw visitors to take “America’s Favorite Drive,” although the ride remains riddled with hazy horizons.
“The country is poised to build a whole new generation of coal-fired power plants based on outdated designs, and oil and gas development is proceeding at record pace near national parks in the West,” said NPCA Clean Air Director Mark Wenzler. “These two forces are likely to erase decades of hardfought improvements to national park air quality unless we act now-this is our Turning Point.”
NPCA’s report offers ten recommendations for cleaning the air in the national parks:
1. Finish the job of cleaning up outdated power plants
2. Require new power plants to use the most effective pollution controls available
3. Protect wildlife by limiting the amount of air pollution deposited in the parks
4. Ensure that legal limits on park air pollution are not exceeded
5. Eliminate toxic “hot spots” by enacting stronger power plant mercury controls
6. Address climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions
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