What You Can Do to Protect Your Family
The American Lung Association encourages everyone to take steps to combat air pollution and to support national, state and local efforts to clean the air. Reduce your driving by combining trips, walking, biking or carpooling. Turn off your lights and use power-saving appliances to keep electric power production down. Don’t burn wood or trash. These simple things can make a difference as we join forces to curb air pollution.

But your actions alone aren’t enough. Let political leaders in your city, county and state know you want cleaner air. Many communities are developing plans to reach national standards for ozone and particle pollution. Let local and state officials know you support strong measures to clean up the biggest polluters, especially dirty diesel and coal-fired power plants.

Finally, support measures to set standards that will protect public health and clean up major sources of air pollution. Log on to www.lungusa.org to join in that work.

Over 136 million people live in areas of the United States where dirty air is a danger to public health. At risk are our children, our parents, our families, our neighbors and our friends. Too many people remain endangered and there is too much we can do to protect them to turn back the clean air clock now. The American Lung Association pledges to continue fighting for clean air for everyone.