Bozeman, Montana -- the Bush administration recently approved the Roundup power plant in central Montana, despite repeated warnings by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that pollution from the plant would impair visibility in Yellowstone National Park and the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (Park Scope, March/April 2003).(Brief Article)

National Parks, January, 2004

BOZEMAN, Montana -- The Bush administration recently approved the Roundup power plant in central Montana, despite repeated warnings by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that pollution from the plant would impair visibility in Yellowstone National Park and the Charles M.

Russell National Wildlife Refuge (Park Scope, March/April 2003). The coal-fired power plant is expected to create air pollution and haze at levels that would harm views and air quality in the parks and other regions of Montana. In response to the administration's action, several conservation groups, including NPCA, have filed suit in Washington, D.C., to force the Department of Interior to protect Yellowstone's air. The groups call the decision a case of politics...

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