In this article about air quality, Marusic discusses the decline in air quality in Pittsburg. In the 2018 "State of the Air" report Allegheny County received all F's in ozone and daily particulate matter. This is just one out of the 10 counties to receive all F's on the report card style air quality grading system. Out of the 19 "State of the Air" reports, this particular county in Pittsburg had received its 19th straight F graded report card for air quality. The problem is that year after year, no one is doing anything about it to change it. On average, it has 6-8.5 unhealthy air quality days a year. For kids with asthma, this is one day too many of unhealthy air ratings without any natural disasters occurring. The EPA has a weakened ability to enforce the Clean Air Act and something needs to be done because legislation isn't' doing much about it.
Reference:
Marusic, K. (2018). Pittsburg scores all F's on the American Lung Association's air quality report card. Retrieved from http://www.ehn.org/pittsburgh-air-quality-is-getting-worse-2561249417.html.
This is really sad news to learn about. It is just appalling, especially since kids health are being sacrificed. If only the EPA had the ability to enforce the Clean Air Act in order to change the environmental hazards going on in those counties. But we all know how screwed up the EPA is nowadays...
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