  From: [mccarterfam@sbcglobal.net]

  Sent: 08/10/2007 10:33 PM

  To: Enesta Jones

  Subject: Ozone

Dear Mr. Jones,

    I write today sitting in front of my computer, trying to get over an
episode of severe asthma.  My doctor has ordered me to take large doses
of prednisone because my other medications (flovent, advair, singulair,
etc.) are not working.  I write today from a city that has been ranked
as the 6th most challenging place to live with asthma -- Grand Rapids,
Michigan.  Even though the population of metropolitan Grand Rapids is
just half a million, on summer days, our city is blanketed in a layer of
smog.  Children, the elderly, the poor, and people of color are
suffering the most from our poor air quality.  According to county
comparisons from AirCompare on the EPA's website, Grand Rapids air is
worse than that of Minneapolis, St. Paul, New Orleans, Miami, Portland,
San Francisco, Santa Fe, Chicago, Gary, San Antonio, Austin, Milwaukee,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Memphis.  

     

Who is sending us much of this polution?  Answer: Chicago, Gary, and
Milwaukee.  Isn't it ironic then that our air quality is worse than
theirs?  Pollution knows no boundaries.  If you have a heart, please
strengthen our nation's ozone standards.  Allow us to once again breath
clean air.

 

Sincerely,

Dan

