EPA Report Underscores Clean Air Act's Successful Public Health Protections

EPA Report Underscores Clean Air Act's Successful Public Health Protections 
Landmark law saved 160,000 lives in 2010 alone
 
"WASHINGTON – A report released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the benefits of reducing fine particle and ground level ozone pollution under the 1990 Clean Air Act  amendments will reach approximately $2 trillion in 2020 while saving 230,000 people from early death in that year alone.  The report studied the effects of the Clean Air Act updates on the economy, public health and the environment between 1990 and 2020."
 
More information and a copy of the summary report: http://www.epa.gov/air/sect812/prospective2.html