Around 38.5 million California residents live in a county that received a failing grade in the Lung Assn.’s annual “State of the Air” report.
Despite tremendous progress in reducing air pollution over the last several decades, 98% of Californians live in communities with unhealthy levels of smog or fine particles, according to a new report released by the American Lung Association.
The report also comes at a time when the California Air Resources Board is poised to vote on two pivotal measures that would significantly curtail pollution from trucks, buses and locomotives operating within the state. If approved, these measures would prevent 5,000 premature deaths by 2050, according to clean air advocates.
The board will also consider adopting a rule that would phase out older locomotives, limit idling and establish a framework for zero-emission locomotives. “In Southern California, there are over 200,000 children living with asthma.” Reyes said. “About 60,000 of them live in the Inland Empire with the worst ozone pollution in the nation. These families need our help and they need relief from the daily barrage of polluted air that follows truck routes and warehouses that are essentially being built on top of homes and elementary schools.”
This month, the South Coast Air Quality Management District sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, arguing the EPA has made it impossible to achieve clean air standards in the Los Angeles area. “We are continuing to meet with and work with EPA to develop solutions that can address our unique air quality issues as quickly as possible,” Nastri said in a statement.
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