The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation cited a Holland America Line cruise ship in Haines for violating air emissions standards—one of eight cruise ships cited for the same violation in Southeast and Seward this summer.
On June 20, a DEC enforcement officer observed the Westerdam’s exhaust emissions exceed the state’s legal opacity limit. DEC issued the company a notice of violation on Sept. 7.
“Opacity is an indicator for air pollution,” DEC cruise ship program…
