The Natural Resources Council has been grappling with the question of how to bring clean air to Maine for a long time. During my 17 years at the Council, we have participated as an intervener in many licensing proceedings, and we have commented on many proposed rules. We worked with Senator George Mitchell and his staff, as did many others, on the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. Our goal has always been clean, healthy air for Maine's people 365 days a year.
Clean air is important to Maine people.
And many of us have seen the haze shrouding Casco Bay and Penobscot Bay from hills and mountain tops along the coast, including those in Acadia National Park. We need clean air to protect our health and our environment. On too many days, we don't have it. The decision you make today will have a significant impact on the quality of Maine's air in the future. The NOx pollution from Wyman Station blows, on prevailing winds, across the mid-coast region, Penobscot Bay, Acadia Park and Downeast communities.