"Breathing Lake Tahoe's fresh, pine scented air is amazing. However, due to the geographic nature of the Lake Tahoe Basin, we are more sensitive than other areas to air quality impacts. Higher pollution levels are caused by temperature inversions (which cause the air pollution to stay close to the ground and lake) and non locally generated pollution carried in by winds during the warmer months from the Sacramento Valley and Bay Area into the Basin. Given the beauty of the Tahoe area, millions of visitors flock to the region every year. This surge of guests results in significant pollution from both resident and non-resident vehicles"

— Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

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