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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







No. 40
CLEAN AIR

                
The National Commission on Air Quality in the new Administration is proposing changes in the Clean Air Act of 1977, by shifting the responsibility to the state governments.  There is no assurance that all fifty states will enact Clean Air laws as stringent as the federal regulation.  Heavy polluter industries will be attracted to states with lax environmental laws.


The Clean Air Act protects our health, our environment, and our property.  140 million Americans still breath unhealthy air and thousands die from pollution-related illnesses.  Dirty air erodes property and reduces visibility.  Acid rain kills fish, damages crops and forests, and destroys lakes.


The Administration proposes to base the standards on what it calls "real health risk" with a slow down on the time table to achieve these modified standards.  The effectiveness of agencies that implement the Occupational, Health, and Safety Act will be diminished.


Accordingly, the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs urges the strengthening of the Clean Air Act and the Occupational, Health, and Safety act, rather than weakening the Acts.


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