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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. Pollution? by glapalom · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How can anyone say that Mt. St. Helens actually pollutes? I mean, isn't this just a natural volcanic reaction, and if so, how can a planet pollute itself with it's own elements? Isn't this just part of being on this planet?

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    Joshua 24:15