Climate Change and Air Quality: The Non-Attainment areas of Ronan, MT and Polson, MT will experience increases in dust due to predicted drought conditions and finer particulates from smoke as increased wildfire activity occurs.

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Magnesium chloride, sand, and gravel are being used to suppress dust.

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

The communities of Ronan, Polson, and Lake County, MT engage in mitigation efforts to reduce dust. One such activity is...

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Pave some backroads, such as those in Lake County, to reduce dust.

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