First Name | Mary-Michal |
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Last Name | Rawling |
Email Address | mrawling@gvhc.org |
Affiliation | Merced/Mariposa County Asthma Coalition |
Subject | SJV 8-hour ozone plan |
Comment | Dear Chairman Sawyer and board members, I would like to urge you to consider the health impacts of the decision before you today regarding the San Joaquin Valley's 8-hour ozone plan. This plan is of great concern to our asthma coalition's members and friends given the 11-year extension to reach this health-based standard. With 1 in 5 children in the San Joaquin Valley suffering from asthma and limited availability of health insurance coverage, our local communities are heavily impacted with the care of over 500,000 Valley residents suffering from this and other respiratory diseases. Economnic and emotional distress is felt everyday by our families that must purchase medication to help them catch their breath. We know by way of much scientific research that ozone pollution triggers asthma attacks, leads to the development of new onset asthma, as well breathing difficulties in the general population. Valley residents including healthcare professionals such as respiratory therapists, nurses, and physicians as well as farmers, business owners, engineers, and parents all came together on April 30th to ask the Valley Air District Board for a better plan that would clean our air sooner. Those that attended that day were highly disturbed that what seemed like such clear consensus of the public was so overwhelmingly and decisively discounted and ignored by their own leaders. We now look to CARB for help and hope. Thank you for keeping the needs of the people that live in the San Joaquin Valley foremost in your minds as you consider this plan that will affect them and their livelihoods for the next 17 years. Sincerely, Mary-Michal Rawling Merced/Mariposa County Asthma Coalition |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2007-06-13 10:40:55 |
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