American industry has emitted more than 2.4 billion pounds of toxic pollutants into the atmosphere. All of these pollutants cause respiratory health problems that limit peoples activity out doors. There are groups that are helping in the fight against air pollution, but not enough is being done to solve the problem. The main organization helping in the fight is the Environmental Protection Agency. The main cause for the air pollution problem in the United States is the large amount of automobiles on the road today.
Automobiles give off many nitrogen oxides.
These oxides acting alone cause lung irritation and weaken the body's defences against respiratory infections such as pneumonia and infleunza. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the air toxics emitted from cars and trucks account for half of all cancers caused by toxic air pollution. With the EPA stronger and with the assistance of the other groups, the United States air pollution problem would be solved quickly. There should also be air pollution restrictions on large factories. The result of this would cause less products to be manufactured, but I say that it is a small price to pay in order to save people's lives.