Puerto Ricans also have unusually high rates of asthma, according to recent studies done of ethnic groups in New York City. The remainder comes from a wide variety of industrial, commercial, and household activities. We are an alliance of public health, consumer, social justice and environmental organizations that have come together to eliminate the health, economic and environmental harms of air pollution from Georgia's dirty power plants. Georgia cannot move out of our air crisis without reducing pollution from power plants. While reductions from vehicles are necessary, it will take time.
Power plant clean up can happen now.
It can be done by removing an outdated clause in the Clean Air Act that exempts all of Georgia s antiquated coal-fired power plants from modern health based standards. The impact of this would be roughly equivalent to removing 4.8 million cars from our roads. The Georgia AirKeepers Campaign is organizing asthma sufferers and their families to share their stories, experiences, and health concerns with decision-makers and the general public. Too often statistics about pollution and health are meaningless numbers. The asthma network seeks to show the real health impacts air pollution has on people in Georgia.