The continued reluctance of Rocky Mountain Power to control the emission of toxic pollutants from coal fired electric generating units (EGU’s) is of great concern for a number of reasons.
1. It causes significant human caused haze and visibility impairment to all of Utah’s national parks which negatively impacts the economic viability of the gateway communities around the parks. The combined economic output generated by the parks is in the region of $1.7 billion.
2. The impact of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions on human health and environmental degradation is a toll which often appears intangible but is very real.