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A high school activist with asthma living near a busy intersection worried about her health. An Indiana resident worried about people in his low-income Hispanic community that is sandwiched between a major freeway, a gas-fired power plant, and a BP refinery. A single mom concerned about the long-term health impact of soot particularly on communities of color.

What do they all have in common? They are so concerned about public health and the environment that they recently attended an NRDC training with me to learn about the threats posed by deadly soot air pollution and how they could get involved — then they spoke out at a public hearing to urge EPA to strengthen its proposal to crack down on that pollution.

Now time is almost up for YOU to get involved too! Submit a comment by next Tuesday, March 28 to push for stronger limits on soot air pollution and save lives.

EPA must strengthen their proposal and help protect millions of Americans, including vulnerable populations like children, the elderly, as well as people with asthma and other respiratory and heart conditions, from the dangers of soot pollution.

Urge EPA to finalize stricter soot limits before it's too late.

Sincerely,

Lissa Lynch
Director, Federal Legal Group, Climate & Energy Program, NRDC

EPA Must Strengthen Health Protections from Deadly Soot Air Pollution

EPA released a new proposal to protect our health from dangerous soot pollution — but it's not nearly strong enough. Urge EPA to strengthen its proposal to further protect public health, defend our communities, and save lives.

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Dear NRDC Activist,

If you or a loved one has asthma, diabetes, heart disease — breathing dirty air can be dangerous, and even deadly.

Soot air pollution — also known as fine particle pollution — causes harm by entering the lungs and bloodstream and damaging our hearts, brains, and entire cardiovascular systems.

President Biden's EPA has released a new proposal to protect our health from deadly soot pollution through the Clean Air Act — but it's not nearly strong enough.

Urge EPA to strengthen health protections from dangerous soot air pollution to further protect public health, defend our communities, and save lives.

More than 20 million Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot pollution year round, and more than 63 million Americans experience unhealthy spikes in daily levels of soot pollution. Health burdens of soot are disproportionately borne by communities of color and those living near power plants and other industrial facilities, as well as busy roads and freeways.

We must act now — EPA is only accepting comments on this proposal until March 28. Can we count on you to submit your comment today?

I know we can do this. Tighter limits on soot pollution would be consistent with the law, firmly supported by the science, and in line with the recommendations of EPA's own scientific advisors. And it will save lives.

Submit your public comment: Demand stricter soot limits from EPA!

Every death from this preventable air pollution is one too many — we need action now.

Sincerely,

Lissa Lynch
Director, Federal Legal Group, Climate & Energy Program, NRDC

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