Clean Air Task Force and conservation group launch campaign in Smokies

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The National Parks Conservation Association and Tennessee Clean Air Task Force launched a summer Clean Air Campaign at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, setting up informational booths and circulating petitions calling for federal 4-pollutant legislation to address pollution from outdated coal-fired power plants. The campaign allows park visitors to send personal letters and photos to the Smoky Mountains Congressional Delegation in support of cleaner air.

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Clean Air Task Force and
conservation group launch
campaign in Smokies

The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), which has an office in Clinton, in conjunction with the Tennessee Clean Air Task Force, recently launched its third summer Clean Air Campaign. Volunteers who work with the organization set up informational booths at the Sugarland Visitor Center and Clingman's Dome inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

They circulated petitions calling for federal 4-pollutant legislation (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury) as a solution to the 1997 amendments to the Clean Air Act.

These amendments allow outdated coal-fired power plants to pollute more than newer facilities.

NPCA also offers a unique opportunity for any interested park visitors to mail personal letters with Polaroids to the Smoky Mountains Congressional Delegation. Congressmen now receive photos of concerned East Tennessee citizens with their children, relatives and friends showing their support for clear air.

Founded in 1919, the NPCA is America's only private, non-profit advocacy group dedicated solely to protecting, preserving, and enhancing the National Parks System. Today, NPCA has more than 450,000 members.