Unfortunately for asthma sufferers, the last trigger on EPA's list is ozone, which is hard to control without the EPA's help. Insted of helping "better manage" ozone, the EPA has weakened controls on the industrial pollution that forms ozone, adopted rules that will delay ozone clean-up from power plants for over two decades, sought to extend ozone cleanup deadlines through policies, rules and legislation, and issued rules allowing states to weaken and eliminate even existing ozone control measures. (More here on the Bush EPA clean air record.)
Now I'll admit that the dust bunnies are usually winning the cleaning war in my house. But if the EPA expects me to better manage asthma triggers, I expect it to do its part too. It could start by using the law to inject a little responsibility into polluting industries.
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Norris Posted 1:42 pm
06 May 2005
Although I inherited asthma from my father and my son has inherited it from me, we can keep our abodes as clean as we want but we cannot go outside in the summertime because of smog.
Where is the love EPA? I know you do not have the power to REALLY enforce the Clean Air Act. I know that if you threaten building permits and road building, Congress will spank you. So let the states continue to write their fictions (State Implementation Plans) while you blame the victim for the disease. I notice you moved out of the Waterside Mall and it had air issues. With an $8 billion per budget, maybe you should pay for some maid service for us instead of talking about the problems at so many conferences.
But I take responsibility for my asthma. I just wish you would take real responsibility for our air. Where is the love?
Norris McDonald
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DrCraig Posted 12:51 am
22 Jul 2005
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