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On December 20, 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new limits on how much particle pollution can be in outdoor air. Unfortunately, despite a strong scientific consensus that both the annual and daily limits on particle pollution need to be tighter to protect public health, EPA failed to propose adequate standards.  EPA’s independent outside scientific review panel and the EPA's own staff scientists have proposed tightening both standards.  EPA Administrator Johnson overrode these recommendations and proposed a standard weaker than those recommended. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set these air pollution standards at levels that protect public health.  The health science clearly shows that the current federal limits on particle pollution are set too high, allowing air pollution that leads to the premature deaths of thousands of Americans each year.  The EPA proposal will leave millions of Americans unprotected and will lead to thousands of premature deaths. 

Our goal is to have 30,000 letters sent to EPA Administrator Johnson by the April 17th comment deadline.

Join the 24,692 advocates who have already sent their letters urging EPA to follow the science and set standards that will protect the health of all Americans and send your letter today!