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Article: Commission votes to limit haze on Colorado Plateau. (Grand Canyon Transport Visibility Commission; power plant will clean emissions)
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- National Parks
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- September 1, 1996
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GRAND CANYON, ARIZ. - Perhaps setting a precedent for national parks across the country, the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission released in June a report outlining steps that may reduce haze at Grand Canyon and 15 other national parks and wilderness areas on the Colorado Plateau.
In 1990, when it reauthorized and amended the Clean Air Act, Congress directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the commission to identify sources of air pollutants and determine ways to improve visibility on the plateau. Power plant emissions, the spread of urban areas, and other sources have degraded the air quality of the region, which includes ...