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We Need Tougher Air Pollution Standards!
Target: EPA Administrator Stephen JohnsonSponsored by: Environmental Defense
Ground level ozone, better known as smog, represents a serious health danger to tens of millions of Americans.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee recognized these health risks when it unanimously found there was no scientific justification for maintaining the current health standard and recommended EPA substantially strengthen the national health standard for ozone.
But, the EPA has proposed to only marginally strengthen smog standards and has even inexplicably left the door open to leaving the standards unchanged.
Take action! The comment period for this issue ends on October 9!
Tell the EPA that air quality standards must be substantially strengthened to protect millions of Americans from exposure to dangerous levels of smog pollution.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee recognized these health risks when it unanimously found there was no scientific justification for maintaining the current health standard and recommended EPA substantially strengthen the national health standard for ozone.
But, the EPA has proposed to only marginally strengthen smog standards and has even inexplicably left the door open to leaving the standards unchanged.
Take action! The comment period for this issue ends on October 9!
Tell the EPA that air quality standards must be substantially strengthened to protect millions of Americans from exposure to dangerous levels of smog pollution.
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We signed the “We Need Tougher Air Pollution Standards!” petition!
# 4,300:
2:11 pm PDT, Oct 18,
Gloria Cole, Texas
# 4,299:
2:02 pm PDT, Oct 18,
Kelcey Davis, South Carolina
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12:03 pm PDT, Oct 18,
Bobbi Jo Dubelaar, Netherlands
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Anne Seidel, Germany
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4:44 am PDT, Oct 18,
Jade Watters, United Kingdom
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12:45 am PDT, Oct 18,
Tony Inkel, California
# 4,293:
9:37 pm PDT, Oct 17,
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# 4,292:
3:04 pm PDT, Oct 17,
Sherry Watts, Maryland
Between the deaths and disorders of volunteers and workers resulting from the 9\11 crash in New York (which you declared was safe to work in), and congresses constant backing behind expensive free way expansion rather than cheaper and cleaner public transportation we are in a real crisis. Please reconsider your standards.
Between the deaths and disorders of volunteers and workers resulting from the 9\11 crash in New York (which you declared was safe to work in), and congresses constant backing behind expensive free way expansion rather than cheaper and cleaner public transportation we are in a real crisis. Please reconsider your standards.
# 4,291:
3:00 pm PDT, Oct 17,
Natalie Van Leekwijck, Belgium
# 4,290:
1:54 pm PDT, Oct 17,
Name not displayed, West Virginia
# 4,289:
1:46 pm PDT, Oct 17,
Mindy Hunter, Kentucky
# 4,288:
1:00 pm PDT, Oct 17,
James & Carolyn Painter, Kentucky
# 4,287:
11:21 am PDT, Oct 17,
Name not displayed, Maryland
I suffer from asthma every day. Pollution increases asthma attacks and respiratory infections. We spend millions treating these dieases, however we need to prevent pollutants from entering our enviornment in order to create healthier populations. Please take the time to increase our air standards to end needless suffering, and benefit all people and future generations. Thank you.
I suffer from asthma every day. Pollution increases asthma attacks and respiratory infections. We spend millions treating these dieases, however we need to prevent pollutants from entering our enviornment in order to create healthier populations. Please take the time to increase our air standards to end needless suffering, and benefit all people and future generations. Thank you.
# 4,286:
11:19 am PDT, Oct 17,
Angela Culver, Texas
# 4,285:
7:36 am PDT, Oct 17,
Mary Mcelheny, Michigan
# 4,284:
4:31 am PDT, Oct 17,
Ary Witch, Washington D.C.
# 4,283:
10:59 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Vanessa Sandy, West Virginia
# 4,282:
8:35 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 4,281:
8:16 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Name not displayed, Illinois
stop taking our air for granted! We need to protect our earth from the dreaded global warming! Turn off your lights when leaving the room! (It helps!)
stop taking our air for granted! We need to protect our earth from the dreaded global warming! Turn off your lights when leaving the room! (It helps!)
# 4,280:
5:55 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Lucy Van Donck, California
# 4,279:
4:04 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Melinda Ramsey, Illinois
# 4,278:
2:53 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Colleen Burke, Pennsylvania
# 4,277:
12:46 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Dawnielle Voegele, Minnesota
# 4,276:
12:34 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Nikki Luna, North Carolina
# 4,275:
10:23 am PDT, Oct 16,
Juliet Farrell, Massachusetts
Clean air - we can't live without it!
Clean air - we can't live without it!
# 4,274:
8:59 am PDT, Oct 16,
Lisa Rosales, Ohio
# 4,273:
8:07 am PDT, Oct 16,
EB Wolk, Massachusetts
# 4,272:
7:29 am PDT, Oct 16,
Jean Hopper, Florida
It is hard enough trying to breath in the cities with the smog from cars, but when I have a weekend to relax and my neighbors are burning trash or their yard waste, I can hardly stand it. We need tougher standards for residents and make them comply to these standards. Anything that will help to improve the air quality is needed NOW.
It is hard enough trying to breath in the cities with the smog from cars, but when I have a weekend to relax and my neighbors are burning trash or their yard waste, I can hardly stand it. We need tougher standards for residents and make them comply to these standards. Anything that will help to improve the air quality is needed NOW.
# 4,271:
7:02 am PDT, Oct 16,
Michael Webb, Kansas
# 4,270:
4:01 am PDT, Oct 16,
Emilia Soltis, New Jersey
# 4,269:
6:36 pm PDT, Oct 15,
Marilyn Bernstein, Massachusetts
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6:28 pm PDT, Oct 15,
Heather Spears, Kentucky
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5:44 pm PDT, Oct 15,
Donna C. Cormier, Pennsylvania
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5:31 pm PDT, Oct 15,
Jennifer Burgoyne, New York
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4:51 pm PDT, Oct 15,
Caitlin Guyette, Washington
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Namita Bhasin, California
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2:30 pm PDT, Oct 15,
Zaina Escandon Francis, Guatemala
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Stacy Samson, Oklahoma
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7:45 am PDT, Oct 15,
Laura Helfman, MD, Tennessee
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7:17 am PDT, Oct 15,
Cynthia Stewart, Massachusetts
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5:05 am PDT, Oct 15,
Liz Hartless, Michigan
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1:03 am PDT, Oct 15,
Holly Johnson, Minnesota
# 4,257:
11:45 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Veronica Benson-Moore, California
# 4,256:
9:02 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Elizabeth Murk, Michigan
Isnt air what keeps us alive? If the air gets to polluted what then, moneys not going to keep us alive.
Isnt air what keeps us alive? If the air gets to polluted what then, moneys not going to keep us alive.
# 4,255:
8:59 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Morgan Casey, Connecticut
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7:59 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Theodore Voth III, Wisconsin
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5:31 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Cory Richard, Florida
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3:34 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Emmy Garcia, Florida
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3:24 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Jacky Kusterer, Texas