Originally published Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Environmentalists sue over haze in national parks

Air pollution in national parks must be cleaned up, say conservationists, who file lawsuit against Environmental Protection Agency

By JEFF BARNARD

Associated Press

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Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency force states to get moving on their obligation to clean up the air pollution overflowing into national parks, wilderness areas and wildlife refuges.

Earthjustice attorney Jennifer Chavez says the EPA has not met deadlines set by the Clean Air Act to get a plan from every state for cleaning up the haze that plagues places like Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Great Smoky Mountains national parks.

EPA spokesman Nicholas Butterfield said the agency has not yet seen the lawsuit.

It was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of the National Parks Conservation Association and Environmental Defense Fund.

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