If you don't think pollution controls work, take a look at these photos of the cement plant taken in 1966, then in 2010 -- http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/marquette-to-cut-emisson-of-dust/
New residents of Cape won't remember the days when the city was covered in gray grit when the wind was blowing to the north.
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