This impacts the residents of the Peninsula. Why? Every ship that passes puts out soot. We breath it almost daily, especially when the air is stagnant. The trucks that roll to the mills with pulp put out soot. And the ports like PT and PA both have lots of diesel engines running in them on any given day. Seattle has already forced ships docked at their port to get onto onshore electrical as soon as possible, with very good results.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it will set new limits for the airborne microscopic particles known as soot, one of the most deadly forms of air pollution. Erika Bolstad reports.
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