In Preparation for F1, EPA Takes to the Skies Over Austin
![Johnny Cecotto Jr. of Venezuela and testing for Scuderia Toro Rosso participates in the F1 Young Driver Test at Yas Marina Circuit on November 7, 2012 in Abu Dhabi.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141107103838im_/http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/files/2012/11/155706269-100x100.jpg)
More than a hundred thousand visitors are descending upon Austin this weekend for the Formula One race. Increased air traffic has some worrying about the carbon footprint of the event, but there’s one plane that may seem out of place. It belongs to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and it will take to the skies [...]