E.P.A. Weighs Texas Plan to Cut Haze in National Parks

New York Times: Last year, as wildfires raged in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, visitors to Guadalupe Mountains National Park had to settle for a more limited view when hiking up Guadalupe Peak, Texas' highest point. "All summer, there was a haze here," said Jonena Hearst, the park's geologist. Even before the fires, she said, visibility had been decreasing slightly over time. The Environmental Protection Agency wants cleaner air at national parks across the country, including Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend...

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