The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding a public hearing on the proposed Clean Air Act Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan for Hawaii in Hilo.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding a public hearing on the proposed Clean Air Act Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan for Hawaii in Hilo.
An informational discussion of the plan will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Waiakea High School cafeteria at 155 W. Kawili St. The public hearing will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Regional haze is visibility impairment caused by the cumulative air pollutant emissions from numerous sources over a wide geographic area. This haze obscures the views of scenery at a distance, reducing the beauty of national parks.
The EPA plan is designed to achieve progress toward achieving visibility goals at the Haleakala National Park and the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the first planning period through 2018.