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Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks, conservationists warn
The EPA's new policy lets states pass if visibility improves beyond expectations, enabling West Virginia coal plants to avoid stricter pollution controls, impacting over 150 parks, experts say.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin approved West Virginia's regional haze plan under a new visibility-based standard that allows states to forgo stricter controls if projections are met.
- The Trump administration's rollback agenda includes easing 31 landmark rules to reduce regulatory pressure on the fossil fuel industry, while the EPA continues taking public comments on softening the federal rule.
- West Virginia's plan left gaps at the plant level; about a dozen coal plants hadn't analyzed controls, and five plants were asked to evaluate, but only one complied.
- Conservation groups have sued the EPA, arguing the new policy lets West Virginia avoid pollution cuts and threatens Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains and Mammoth Cave parks.
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The Toronto Star+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Trump’s EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks, conservationists warn
Environmental advocates say Trump is helping states roll back pollution restrictions that have worked to clear the air over beloved national parks and wilderness areas over the last 25 years.
·Toronto, Canada
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Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks, conservationists warn
Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks.
·United States
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