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Mount St. Helens is WA state's No. 1 air polluter

Posted by timothy on from the it's-number-one-it's-number-one dept.

John Patrick Luethe writes "The Seattle Times has run an article on Mount St. Helens' recent massive pollution. The article claims that since the start of the recent volcanic activity starting in early October the volcano has pumped out between 50 and 250 tons of sulfur dioxide each day and has become the states largest polluter."

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  1. zerg by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously the solution is to cut taxes for companies that engage in volcanic activity.

    And throw in some more tax cuts for plate tectonic activity too.

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  2. And no air permit, too! by mschaffer · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is way over the 250 ton/year limit for SO2 for it to be considered a major source, and I cannot find any record of the EPA region 10 approving an air permit for the National Park Service at that site.

    Shame, shame on the NPS to operate an attraction that is so polluting. It should be shut down.

  3. The Conservatives Position by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is no hard evidence that 250 tons of sulphur dioxide per day contribute to pollution. Rather than burden volcanoes with unnecessary restrictions, we should lower taxes on them to stimulate growth and create new jobs.