MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill reports on a plan developed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency which aims to reduce haze in the Boundary Waters Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park.
MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill reports on a plan developed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency which aims to reduce haze in the Boundary Waters Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park.
STEPHANIE HEMPHILL: The plan is part of a national effort under the Clean Air Act to clean up the air at pristine spots around the country. Early actions include better pollution controls on power plants and taconite plants. Progress will be measured in decades. The superior National Forest air specialist Trent Wickman, says people who enjoy the Boundary Waters can help keep the air clean.
TRENT WICKMAN: When they go home, they should think about how they live their lives and what they can do to use less energy and those things that people are talking about quite a bit nowadays because it will improve the Boundary Waters, the air quality, and the other things that air quality affects, such as mercury and fish.
STEPHANIE HEMPHILL: The NPCA plans to reduce haze in the Boundary Waters and voyageurs by 30% by 2018. Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio news.
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