Earthjustice: Smoggy Skies Act A Handout To Big Polluters At Expense Of Public Heath

Bill would permanently weaken the Clean Air Act and delay important anti-smog protections that took more than a decade to achieve

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2017-07-19

On July 18th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 806, legislation known as the Smoggy Skies Act, that would permanently weaken the Clean Air Act and delay important anti-smog protections that took more than a decade to achieve.

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A child receives treatment for asthma.

The following is a statement from Terry McGuire, Earthjustice Senior Legislative Representative:

"The Smoggy Skies Act is more of the same from industry's Congressional puppets—a handout to big polluters at the expense of public health. Make no mistake: real people, especially children, the elderly and asthmatics would suffer, and even die, if this legislation were enacted. Congress and the Trump-Pruitt EPA better wake up: the American public supports the Clean Air Act, and no one, except maybe the fossil fuel lobbyists, voted for dirtier air and more pollution last November."

Source: Earthjustice

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