PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 14, 2020
We are being told, during these times of social distancing, that the reduction in traffic on our highways and streets has led to reduced measurements of pollutants in our air. On days when the sun is out and people are out walking, they can see how much clearer the sky seems as they breathe more easily and deeply of the cleaner air. Wouldn’t it be a golden opportunity for the Department of Environmental Protection to measure the actual emissions from the Global Partners and other tanks that have been troubling those of us who live near them? Let’s measure the tanks while we know there is pollution reduction from reduced traffic and see where the chips fall. ~ Nicholas Goldman, South Portland