50 | June 2022
MOMS Clean Air Force
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Here are important sugges-
tions from the American
Lung Association about what
you and local, state, and
federal government can do:
Individuals
•
Check daily air pollution fore-
casts in your area at airnow.gov.
• Protect yourself from wildfire
smoke if you live in a fire-prone
area.
• Reduce your own contributions
to air pollution.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AIR QUALITY IN YOUR STATE
Local Governments
•
Adopt a climate action plan.
• Purchase zero-emission fleet
vehicles.
• Establish purchasing goals for
renewable, non-combustion
electricity.
State and Tribal Governments
•
Set a clean or renewable elec-
tricity standard or clean peak
standard that phases out the use
of coal, oil, natural gas.
• Invest in air quality monitoring.
• States: Use Clean Air Act
authority to adopt the California
zero-emissions standards for
light-, medium- and heavy-duty
vehicles.
Federal Government
•
Congress must pass investments
in zero-emission electricity and
transportation into law.
• EPA must propose and finalize
strong new emissions standards
that transition the nation's cars
and trucks to zero-emission
vehicles.
• EPA must set a stronger national
standard for particulate matter.
• EPA must set a stronger national
standard for ozone.
