Common use of Regional Haze Clause in Contracts

Regional Haze. ‌ Across the country, visual range has been substantially reduced by air pollution. In eastern parks, average visual range has decreased from 90 miles to 15-25 miles. In the West, visual range has decreased from an average of 140 miles to 35-90 miles. Colorado has some of the best visibility in the West, but also has a number of areas where visibility is impaired due to a variety of sources. Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan demonstrates the current level of visibility impairment in National Parks and Wilderness Areas, and presents an enforceable strategy to achieve gradual and continuous visibility improvements. The EPA gave its final approval to Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan in October of 2012. The plan will reduce the emission of approximately 71,000 tons of visibility-impairing pollutants in Colorado every year, including both nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. The reduction of NOx emissions also will be beneficial to reducing ground-level ozone in Colorado.‌

Regional Haze. ‌ Across the country, visual range has been substantially reduced by air pollution. In eastern parks, average visual range has decreased from 90 miles to 15-25 miles. In the West, visual range has decreased from an average of 140 miles to 35-90 miles. Colorado has some of the best visibility in the West, but also has a number of areas where visibility is impaired due to a variety of sources. Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan demonstrates the current level of visibility impairment in National Parks and Wilderness Areas, and presents an enforceable strategy to achieve gradual and continuous visibility improvements. The EPA gave its final preliminary approval to Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan in October of on March 8, 2012. The plan will reduce the emission of approximately 71,000 tons of visibility-impairing pollutants in Colorado every year, including both nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. The reduction of NOx emissions also will be beneficial to reducing ground-level ozone in Colorado.‌Colorado.

Regional Haze. ‌ Across the country, visual range has been substantially reduced by air pollution. In eastern parks, average visual range has decreased from 90 miles to 15-25 miles. In the West, visual range has decreased from an average of 140 miles to 35-90 miles. Colorado has some of the best visibility in the West, but also has a number of areas where visibility is impaired due to a variety of sources. Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan demonstrates the current level of visibility impairment in National Parks and Wilderness Areas, and presents an enforceable strategy to achieve gradual and continuous visibility improvements. The EPA gave its final approval to Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan in October of 20122012 and reissued its approval of the plan on May 26, 2015 in response to a court petition to review its original approval. The plan will reduce the emission of approximately 71,000 tons of visibility-impairing pollutants in Colorado every year, including both nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. The reduction of NOx emissions also will be beneficial to reducing ground-level ozone in Colorado.‌Colorado.

Regional Haze. ‌ Across the country, visual range has been substantially reduced by air pollution. In eastern parks, average visual range has decreased from 90 miles to 15-25 miles. In the West, visual range has decreased from an average of 140 miles to 35-90 miles. Colorado has some of the best visibility in the West, but also has a number of areas where visibility is impaired due to a variety of sources. Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan demonstrates the current level of visibility impairment in National Parks and Wilderness Areas, and presents an enforceable strategy to achieve gradual and continuous visibility improvements. The EPA gave its final approval to Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan in October of 2012. The plan will reduce the emission of approximately 71,000 tons of visibility-impairing pollutants in Colorado every year, including both nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. The reduction of NOx emissions also will be beneficial to reducing ground-level ozone in Colorado.‌Colorado.