Anyone else waiting to see if tractors without the EPA stuff are coming?

[charlessenf]

I live in Montana around lots of farms….no pollution here ..

Montana is the third least populated state in the U.S., yet it ranks only fourteenth for highest air quality

Generally, Montana has good air quality, but it can be impacted by wildfire smoke in the summer and winter inversions that trap pollutants in western valleys.

Here's a more detailed look at Montana's air quality:

• Overall Good, but Variable:
  Montana is the third least populated state, but its air quality ranks only fourteenth for highest air quality, largely due to wildfire smoke and winter inversions.
  
  
• Wildfire Impact:
  Summer wildfires regularly contribute to the worst air pollution days, and wildfire season can last into late September and early October.
  
  
• Winter Inversions:
  In the winter, inversions can trap pollutants from wood burning stoves, vehicles, and other sources in western valleys.
  
  
• Specific Air Quality Concerns:
  • Particulate Matter: Particulate matter can cause eye and throat irritation, coughing, and difficulty breathing, and can aggravate asthma.
    
    
  • Ground-Level Ozone: Ground-level ozone can cause throat irritation, headaches, and chest pain.
• Air Quality Monitoring:
  Montana DEQ actively monitors smoke impacts from wildfires and provides regular smoke forecasts during the wildfire season.
  
  
• Mitigation:
  Residents can take steps to mitigate the effects of poor air quality by talking to their healthcare provider, addressing behaviors around both indoor and outdoor air, and following recommendations for outdoor activities based on air quality conditions.

 

[rvds]

I don't think it is or even was political. I've been peripherally involved with education one way or another for basically my entire life (I'm a youngster of 78), and it didn't seem to matter who was "in power", the educational system was always pretty screwed up (technical term).

This brings us back to the original thread topic. If none of the legislators know anything about what they're making rules and laws about, those rules and laws will be nonsense. Unfortunately, some of our legislators (at all levels) think they know everything (Hey, I saw it on social media so it must be true). They don't bother to check actual facts or check with actual experts, either because they are simply lazy or they are trying to advance some political agenda and mere "facts" and "experts" are inconvenient.

We need an educated electorate and we need educated legislators - and we don't have the first, so we won't get the second.

This is why we have federal government departments staffed by experts. It is not realistic to expect politicians or electors to understand the science and mechanics of day to day administration. Cabinet Secretaries are more or less figure heads that are go betweens to inform the departments what to do but not how to.

 

[MikePA]

Please start two new threads. This one was about tractors/EPA and was hijacked.