John,
Haven’t you heard? Climate pollution is the new smoking.
We already knew that getting people to stop smoking is necessary to reducing cancer risks in our communities, but a new study from the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that eliminating tobacco use has negligible effects in places of high pollution — just take a look at Allegheny County, PA.
The region encompassing Pittsburgh has some of the worst air quality in the country. Building on previous studies, researchers discovered that even if everyone in the county stopped smoking 20 years ago, the lung cancer rates would’ve only dropped by 11 percent. For comparison, the average cancer reduction for all 612 Pennsylvania counties included in the study would’ve seen a 62 percent drop in that same timeline.
That’s no coincidence. These results prove there’s something else driving up cancer rates in places like Allegheny County, and air pollution is the number one culprit.
John, our SEEC Members know that high levels of air pollution aren’t just bad — they’re a public health crisis in action. That’s why freshmen members of Congress like Rep. Chris Deluzio, who represents the aforementioned Allegheny County, joined SEEC as one of their first actions in Congress. Rep. Deluzio knows that SEEC is a key player in Congress in the fight to cut carbon emissions and reduce the cancer-causing pollutants in our air. Will you stand with SEEC members like Rep. Deluzio and support SEEC’s work with a contribution of any amount?
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Clean energy policies are fundamental to cancer prevention. That’s why we need leaders like our SEEC Members in D.C. who understand the importance of investing in wind and solar energy, grid modernization, and other clean energy technology.
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