Report: Bad air deadlier than car accidents in Valley
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November 13, 2008
Report: Bad air deadlier than car accidents in Valley
A wide-ranging analysis of the San Joaquin Valley's air quality released yesterday provided an interesting finding – more Valley residents die from bad air than car accidents.
The report, prepared by Cal State Fullerton researchers, found that the economic benefits of meeting the federal PM-2.5 and ozone standards average more than $1,600 per person per year, or a total of nearly $6 billion in the Valley.
Meeting those standards also would result in 3,860 fewer premature deaths among those age 30 and older in the San Joaquin and South Coast air basins, the report found.
"To place the reduction in premature deaths in perspective, attaining the federal PM-2.5 standard would save more lives than reducing the number of motor vehicle fatalities to zero in most of the counties in this study," the report found.
In the San Joaquin Valley, four counties – Fresno, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare –had more annual air-related deaths than vehicular deaths. Overall, the Valley had 812 PM-2.5-related deaths annually, compared with 774 vehicular fatalities.
The report received widespread coverage in Valley newspapers today. Here is the Fresno Bee article, here is the Bakersfield Californian article, here is the Modesto Bee article, and here is the Stockton Record article.
Here is the full report.
http://static.bakersfield.com/smedia/2008/11/12/17/Benefits_of_Meeting_Clean_Air_Standards.source.prod_affiliate.25.pdf
Source: The Benefits of Meeting Federal Clean Air Standards in the South Coast and San Joaquin Air Basins
November 13, 2008
Report: Bad air deadlier than car accidents in Valley
A wide-ranging analysis of the San Joaquin Valley's air quality released yesterday provided an interesting finding – more Valley residents die from bad air than car accidents.
The report, prepared by Cal State Fullerton researchers, found that the economic benefits of meeting the federal PM-2.5 and ozone standards average more than $1,600 per person per year, or a total of nearly $6 billion in the Valley.
Meeting those standards also would result in 3,860 fewer premature deaths among those age 30 and older in the San Joaquin and South Coast air basins, the report found.
"To place the reduction in premature deaths in perspective, attaining the federal PM-2.5 standard would save more lives than reducing the number of motor vehicle fatalities to zero in most of the counties in this study," the report found.
In the San Joaquin Valley, four counties – Fresno, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare –had more annual air-related deaths than vehicular deaths. Overall, the Valley had 812 PM-2.5-related deaths annually, compared with 774 vehicular fatalities.
The report received widespread coverage in Valley newspapers today. Here is the Fresno Bee article, here is the Bakersfield Californian article, here is the Modesto Bee article, and here is the Stockton Record article.
Here is the full report.
http://static.bakersfield.com/smedia/2008/11/12/17/Benefits_of_Meeting_Clean_Air_Standards.source.prod_affiliate.25.pdf
Source: The Benefits of Meeting Federal Clean Air Standards in the South Coast and San Joaquin Air Basins
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he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
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In the meantime, one of my students Dads was hit by a car and killed here on Thursday. The fella who did it drove away from the scene. Apparently he works within the Government in some shape or form so he'll probably get away with a fine.