Telles not an unknown on air quality
When Fresno cardiologist John Telles was named Wednesday to represent the Valley on both the state and regional air quality boards, environmentalists said they hadn't endorsed him but they would wait and see how he performs.
He has been carrying at least part of the environmentalists' message for some time.
Telles already is a familiar face at air quality seminars for the medical community, presenting the latest scientific data about the dangers. He has advocated health positions very similar to those of environmentalists at the regional air board.
He's the first of the four new board members on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District governing board. Telles is moving into a highly political climate that often turns controversial. On April 30, the board will hear public comment on the latest high-profile issue, the cleanup plan for microscopic debris called PM.25.
Telles has developed a background on PM-2.5 damage in the human body. Will his expertise be tapped at board meetings? The public will know soon.
Comments:
As parents with asthma know, clean air is getting to be something that rich people take for granted and poor people aspire to. That's why I think the free community discussion on May 3, 2:30, is so important to the public:
Environmental Justice Summit
Saturday, May 3
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Four Points Sheraton
3737 Blackstone Ave.
Fresno, CA 93726
Posted by: Barbara Graves at April 18, 2008 10:55 AM
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