03 December 2015, 19:55 UTC-07 Tango 01 (13 Azar 1394/21 Safar 1437/23 Ding-Hai 10th month 4713)

These cars in Chubbuck, Idaho, are not sprinkled with snow, it’s phosphorus ‘rain’ from nearby Don Plant.  Click pics to make bigger:

I’ve lived near the JR Simplot ‘Don Plant’ phosphorus refining operation since 1996, and I’m sick of the smell and the white powdery ash that covers my vehicles and plants, contaminating my pet’s water, and etching the outside of my home’s windows.  For years local news media reported that JR Simplot was going to reduce emissions, now the federal EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice have convinced the food controlling giant to spend at least $42-million USD to do just that, lest it be hit with an even bigger fine: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice today announced a settlement with the J.R. Simplot Company that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations related to modifications made at Simplot’s five sulfuric acid plants located near Pocatello, Idaho, Lathrop, California, and Rock Springs, Wyoming.”–EPA press release

Simplot Don Plant is actually in Power County, but its mailing address is Pocatello, in Bannock County.