Air monitoring by the California Air resource Board (CARB) shows that over 90 percent of Californians breathe unhealthy levels of one or more air pollutants during some part of the year. Studies indicate that lowering air pollution in the Central Valley and Los Angeles would save more lives then ending all motor vehicle fatalities.
Air pollution triggers millions of asthma attacks each year and contributes to other serious health problems, particularly among children, senior citizens and other sensitive groups. Air pollution also creates the haze that hangs over city skylines and our national parks. We are working to clean up smog, fine particle soot, mercury and other toxic air pollutants from the biggest sources, including power plants, cars and trucks, and industrial polluters.
