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According to the Washington Post a recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reviewed the short term impact of 4th of July fireworks on air pollution across the US:
Every July 4, the 14,000-plus dazzling fireworks displays across the nation have a toxic effect on our atmosphere. A new NOAA study shows they temporarily increase particulate pollution by an average of 42 percent.
The first of its kind study, published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, analyzed concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at 315 U.S. air quality monitoring stations between 1999 and 2013.
The original press release from the NOAA links to the report itself.
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NOAA Study on 4th of July Fireworks and Spikes in Air Pollution
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Kromagv0 on Wednesday July 01 2015, @08:37PM
Well the different rules seems to come from that fact that each tribe is considered to some degree to be it's own nation. It makes for a legal mess and at least in Minnesota has caused a number of issues. One that I remember from a few years ago is that the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's reservation falls within the city limits of Prior Lake and wasn't paying for various city services since they don't have property tax. The two casinos on their reservation makes them one of the wealthiest tribes in the state and the city was spending all sorts of money to plow their streets. Eventually it got sorted out but it was a rather ambiguous issue as to who was right. There have been other similar dust ups over fishing rights up in some of the norther parts of MN.
This also ignores the issues about fishing on Red Lake and what has happened to some fishermen when they drifted across the boundary up there, personally I wouldn't have been any where near the boundary to begin with so they aren't completely absolved of fault. This also is likely a problem with some of their random 40-160 acre holdings they have up in northern MN. Unlike all other land in MN, if you can't tell that it is privately owned (posted or clear transition of the land) the owner can demand you leave and you have to but that is it, if you happen to wander on to one of these odd one off acreages the tribe can confiscate all your stuff like they have done to fishermen on Red Lake.
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday July 01 2015, @10:39PM
This also is likely a problem with some of their random 40-160 acre holdings they have up in northern MN. Unlike all other land in MN, if you can't tell that it is privately owned (posted or clear transition of the land) the owner can demand you leave and you have to but that is it, if you happen to wander on to one of these odd one off acreages the tribe can confiscate all your stuff like they have done to fishermen on Red Lake.
I actually remember that happening to us when I was quite young. My dad and I drifted over the line and some guys from the tribe came out and told us. They were nice about it, my dad was nice about it, we hadn't caught anything over there, shook hands and went our way. Guess they didn't figure a guy comes out to poach in a row boat full of kids.
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