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The State of the Air Report: “Why Did You Give Us an ?” Janice E. Nolen, MS Director, National Policy May 6, 2002

Rotten tomatoes, ready--- Why do we do it? Why does the American Lung Association grade communities on air quality?

State of the Air Report Released May 1 Ozone only Uses Air Quality Index Scale Grades only counties with monitors Ranks metro areas & counties

What State of the Air is not Not judging effort Not judging state/local agency’s work Not trying to “fail as many as possible” Not trying to shift blame

What State of the Air Does Puts air levels into everyday language Gives public local information Focuses attention on air pollution Simple language takes A and F are easier to understand than parts per million Comparisons help increase understanding of the problems Knoxville v. NYC All news –all politics– are local. This year the report made network and cable news broadcasts, local news in over 300 cities, and scores of newspaper articles.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday’s paper page one.

What State of the Air Does Raises problem of air pollution to Media to Mayors, City Councils & Departments to Governors, Legislatures & State Department heads to EPA, Congress, & President Photo of Boise, ID state capitol

Why Do We Publish State of the Air? To strengthen support for controls To make a case for funding enforcement To clean up the air We publish State of the Air ultimately, for the same reason you do your work regulating and enforcing air emissions—to clean up the air we all breathe.

Why do State of the Air? Millions of reasons Adults with Asthma - 7.6 million Children with Asthma - 1.9 million 17.2 million Seniors 30.7 million Children under 14 People with Chronic Lung Diseases These numbers are just for those living in counties with F ratings. Chronic Bronchitis – 4.7 million Emphysema – 1.5 million Sources—Census Bureau 1999 data National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 1999 CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000

Why? When You Can’t Breathe, Nothing Else Matters© And too many people have trouble doing just that.

Download report with state files E- advocacy—www.lungaction.org www.stateoftheair.org www.lungusa.org

Director of National Policy American Lung Association To contact me: Janice E. Nolen, Director of National Policy American Lung Association 1726 M Street, NW Suite 902 Washington, DC 20036 jnolen@lungusadc.org 202-785-3355