Can the Transpark really pollute Mammoth Cave National Park?
Yes. When diesel fumes from trucks and locomotives are emitted into the already poor quality air, Mammoth Cave National Park’s haze will increase. In terms of haze and air pollution, Mammoth Cave is already the third most polluted park. Spillovers from the Graham Springs basin into the Mammoth Cave basin have occurred. One friend of the ITA says it would take an 80-foot rise in the water level to spill over into the Mammoth Cave basin. However, rises in cave water levels of 90 to 100 feet occur every few years.
