| Comment | Please do not lessen any Air Pollution Standards or auto emission
standards for California. As is well documented by the EPA and Cal
OHSA, the Inland Empire has amongst the worst air quality in the
Country. As a physician who cares for young children, our asthma
rates continue to soar and the uncompensated ER visits for children
with asthma and other respiratory conditions will rise even further
if air standards are weakened.
The industry pundits dismiss the harsh reality that auto and truck
emissions contribute to respiratory disease in our children and
adults.
Hold your ground and do not lessen our emission standards.
T. Allen Merritt, M.D. MHA, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University Children's Hosp
|
|---|