Tell the EPA: Protect Our Children From Bad Air
- by: Sierra Club
- recipient: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
Smog does more than cloud your view — it irritates your lungs, triggers asthma attacks, increases emergency room visits and can lead to irreversible lung damage or even death. The American Lung Association even described breathing smog as like getting "a sunburn inside your lungs."
Our kids and our communities deserve clean air, free from the smog pollution that comes from burning fossil fuels.
Tell EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy we have waited long enough, and that it's time to finalize strong protections against dangerous smog pollution.
Dear Administrator McCarthy,
Along with all 2.4 million Sierra Club members and supporters, I urge you to establish a strong standard to protect our communities from dangerous smog pollution.
The Environmental Protection Agency has a responsibility to improve public health by reducing dangerous smog pollution caused by power plants and vehicles and setting standards between 55 and 60 parts per billion.
Every year, our children are faced with the threat of increased asthma attacks and other respiratory problems when they play outside due to smog problems in communities across the United States.
[Your comments here]
Six years ago, the Bush Administration sided with big polluters by setting standards that were weaker than both EPA and independent medical experts have said were necessary to protect our children, and President Obama promised to reverse that decision. We cannot wait any longer. Now is the time to follow sound science and establish a smog standard that will ensure our children can breathe clean and healthy air when they play outside.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
