SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) — When the haze season comes, village chief Nanthawat Tiengtrongsakun and his tribesmen start preparing the land for fire. They cut shrubs and trees on their small parcels of land, then set controlled burns that will clear their fields for planting — and send up plumes of smoke that add to some […]
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EPA sets a deadline to review Utah’s plan to combat regional haze in national parks
People camp on public lands on Oct. 13, 2023 just outside Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Capitol Reef is the national park most affected by Utah’s biggest regional haze polluters. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Utah’s coal-fired Hunter power plant is No. 1 in the country for contributing to haze in large national parks and […]