From the Wires American Lung Association Report Outlines
Critical Next Steps for Healthy Air Dec. 27, 2012 09:36 AM
American Lung Association's "Healthy Air Agenda" Calls on the
Obama Administration to Protect the Air We Breathe WASHINGTON,
Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung
Association's new report "Protect the Air We Breathe: The
Healthy Air Agenda" identifies the progress made in the United
States on improving air quality, despite repeated interference
from Big Polluters and members of Congress, and highlights the
extensive work still necessary to protect the Clean Air Act and
the health of millions of people across the country. Air
pollution remains a pervasive public health threat in the US,
with more than 124 million Americans still living in areas with
unhealthy levels of air pollution. The Lung Association's
"Healthy Air Agenda" details the critical next steps the Obama
Administration must take to defend the Clean Air Act and the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authorit