Laptop Battery The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to approving a plan intended to clean the air in the heavily polluted San Joaquin Valley.
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Thinkpad The EPA said Wednesday it is proposing to approve the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's plan to clean its air of particulate matter - microscopic bits of dust, soot and smoke blamed for hundreds of deaths a year.
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Microsoft The plan was approved by the air district June 19 and by the state air board a week later.
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Laptop Computers EPA's announcement Wednesday opens a 30-day public comment period, after which the agency will decide whether to officially approve the plan.
The majority of people are not aware of the poor quality of some indoor air. Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, either at home or at their workplace, where they can be exposed to very high levels of airborne particles. In fact, the EPA ranks indoor air pollution among the top five environmental risks to public health. Furthermore, according to the EPA, 100 times higher than outdoors. Most of the airborne particles cannot even be seen, but can be removed by an air purifier or cleaner.
Laptop Computer Opponents to the plan say it does not go far enough to clean the air and violates the Clean Air Act.
The lawsuit focuse on a section of the Clean Air Act that the states contend requires the E.P.A. to review and revise its list of pollutants every eight years as scientific knowledge advances. The states contend that carbon dioxide, which is widely acknowledged to contribute to global warming, clearly fits within the Clean Air Act definition of a pollutant but has not been added to the E.P.A. list.
Desktop Computer "This plan fails in several significant ways to reduce pollution necessary to meet the federal health-based standard," said Brent Newell, an attorney for the Association of Irritated Residents, a San Joaquin Valley-based group that sued, seeking stricter air pollution standards.
Notebooks A Sacramento County judge dismissed the lawsuit, ruling the disputed standards are a federal matter, requiring an EPA decision.
Lenovo Newell said another lawsuit would be filed if the EPA approves the plan.
Hard Drive EPA officials are satisfied that the plan meets all federal requirements.
Travelstar "It represents a good effort and it ensures that everyone is doing their part to clean up the air," said Kerry Drake, associate director of the EPA's Pacific Southwest air division. "We believe it meets Clean Air Act guidelines."
Gateway Still, opponents say the plan is flawed and needs to be reworked to include, among other things, strict controls on ammonia produced at dairy farms.
Laptop Parts "If they finalize this plan, we'll be headed back to court to challenge it," said Anne Harper, an attorney with the Oakland-based environmental group Earthjustice, which blames valley particle pollution for some 1,300 deaths a year.
Software EPA says the San Joaquin Valley has the third highest average particle pollution concentrations nationwide, ranking only behind Phoenix, Ariz. and the greater Los Angeles area.
Hard Drives Earthjustice claims that statewide, particle pollution causes or contributes to more deaths than automobile accidents, homicides and AIDS, combined.
Electronics "This plan ignores and fails to control emissions from ammonia, which is one of the most significant precursors to particle matter," Harper said.
Canon Drake said EPA and state officials are awaiting additional studies on ammonia due in 2006.
Desktop Pc "Right now, the data just isn't there to show that ammonia controls are reasonable or effective," he said.
Desktop Computers Associated Press - 1/29/2004
Topic: Air Pollution
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