State Of The Air 2012

Date: April 24, 2012
From: Jane Warner, President & CEO

This morning, our 13th annual State of the Air 2012 report was released. California again tops the list of the worst polluted areas in the country. However, this report shows real progress is being made. In fact many cities show the best air quality in the 13 years of the State of the Air report. We owe this success to the federal Clean Air Act and progressive state and local measures to reduce emissions from cars, trucks, buses, diesel equipment, fuels, wood burning and other key sources. California Much is yet to be done however, as over 90 percent of our population still lives in areas with unhealthy air.

As part of our effort around the report, we have been aggressively reaching out to the media to share our key messages, especially on the progress that we have made. We held a successful teleconference briefing for reporters yesterday and will hold a press conference at our San Diego office today. The San Diego press conference will focus both on our State of the Air report and our partnership with leading solar firms to install solar panels on our San Diego office this May. We are pleased that the 10.5 KW solar installation to be donated by Everyday Energy, Trina Solar and Sonepar Energy Solutions will supply 25% of our building’s power through clean, renewable sources.

The State of the Air 2012 is an American Lung Association signature report and I’m proud of the tremendous effort our staff does to take it to the next level. I hope that you’ll share the report with your colleagues and family. The full report, our statewide press release, regional fact sheets, and some of the key charts and maps including the list of the most polluted cities in California is available at here.

Thanks for your support! Pass it on!

Jane