The state of Washington has some pretty nasty pollution, what with coal-fired power plants, stinky paper mills, and the King County Democratic Party. But the identity of the number one polluter is probably a surprise:
But right now, the biggest single source of air pollution in Washington isn’t a power plant, pulp mill or anything else created by man.
It’s a volcano.
Since Mount St. Helens started erupting in early October, it has been pumping out between 50 and 250 tons a day of sulfur dioxide, the lung-stinging gas that causes acid rain and contributes to haze.
I say we slap some fines on that bitch.