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Air Quality Improving in the Smoky Mountains

Don Barger doesn’t need to consult empirical data for confirmation that air quality in East Tennessee has improved dramatically in recent years.

Barger, southern regional director for the National Parks Conservation Association, said spectacular views of the Great Smoky Mountains on his way to work from Norris to Knoxville in the mornings are evidence enough.

“We’ve got our mountains back,” said Barger, whose NPCA serves as an environmental park-protection organization.

Barger said faraway points in the Smokies, like 6,593-foot-elevation Mt. LeConte, are more often than not almost crystal-clear on his morning drive in.

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