Trouble in Air: Phoenix’s Health at Risk With 110 Dirty Air Days in 2016
As the Trump administration considers weakening federal air quality and global warming emissions standards, air pollution remains a threat to public health. According to a new report by
"All Arizonans should be able to breathe clean air. Even one day with polluted air is too many," said
For the report, Trouble in the Air: Millions of
"There's no safe level of exposure to smog and particulate pollution," said
These troubling findings come at a time when the Trump administration prepares to weaken the federal clean car standards, a critical program to cut global warming emissions and increase fuel efficiency. And just this week,
The report's authors called on the federal government to strengthen, not weaken, the clean car standards and continue to allow states to adopt stronger vehicle pollution standards. The authors also called on
"To protect our health, we must keep cutting smog, particulate pollution and global warming emissions," said Leavitt. "We must accelerate our progress, not hit the brakes on effective programs like the federal clean car standards."
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