Coalition for a Safe Environment
Environmental Justice Leader Jesse N. Marquez Joins in Carbon Monoxide Suit Against U.S. EPA
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, August 3rd, 2007
Southern California Environmental Justice leader Jesse N. Marquez and Coalition For A Safe Environment have joined three other environmental groups in a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to update nationwide air quality standards for carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide (CO) is lethal at high levels and at lower levels is linked to low birth weights and other serious health problems.
Under the Federal Clean Air Act, all National Ambient Air Quality Standards must be reviewed by the U.S. EPA every five years to determine if the rules need to be strengthened. However, the carbon monoxide standard has not been reviewed since August...
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