Texas national parks at risk? Proposed plan met with fierce opposition

 Everything is bigger in Texas, including its pollution, according to clear air experts. A proposed approval plan from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could increase haze pollution at Texas national parks, affecting the scenic views and health of communities near sites like Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.


Ulla Reeves, clean air director for the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), told MySA the EPA's proposed action will allow over 250,000 tons of haze-causing air pollution to continue to be emitted into the air, which will impact Texas and Oklahoma parks.


Texas is the biggest polluting state in the country when it comes to sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, causing haze. So this is a really big deal. You know, everything's big in Texas, including pollution," Reeves said. "Air pollution knows no bounds, so the pollution that is emitted in Texas doesn't stay in Texas."

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