It's a victory for people fighting for clean air along Lake Washington. A community at the north end of the lake has been choking on fumes from a nearby asphalt plant for decades. Now, after years of fighting, changes are on the way for the better. Dakota Rash has been running along the north end of Lake Washington since he was on the cross-country track team in high school. The young environmentalist remembers neighbors complaining about fumes from the waterfront asphalt plant. "They've been talking about this issue for a very long time," he said. The Cadman asphalt plant has been operating on the north shore of Lake Washington since 1972. Smelly emissions from its stacks have been an ongoing issue. Cadman has maintained the releases are simply steam, but no one's really sure. In 2020 Dakota, then an aspiring attorney uncovered the fact that the company has been operating largely under the radar of regulators for decades. Since then, a dedicated bunch of neighbors has been asking why and getting answers. "This facility was grandfathered to a time when there were essentially no regulations or standards for operating," said David Morton, an advocate for the Kenmore residents. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/kenmore-asphalt-plant-regulations-air-pollution/281-eb8e06d3-0422-4d27-85f3-854bf76ef475