Turns out local critics aren't the only ones upset with the Valley air district and the California Air Resources Board for postponing the date by which we'll all breathe clean air hereabouts. Here's what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had to say on the subject, in a statement that was otherwise full of praise for recent actions by the CARB board:
"I was deeply disappointed, however, that the California Air Resources Board voted last week to seek an 11-year delay in enforcement of federal air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley. Regardless of whether the U,S. EPA's failure to grant California the authority to implement aggressive emissions standards is partly to blame for our inability to meet federal standards, the Air Board let the federal government off the hook by seeking delay.
"There are few environmental issues facing Californians that are more important to our children's health, our quality of life, and our economic security than air quality. When one out of six residents in the San Joaquin Valley has been diagnosed with asthma and one in five children carry an inhaler to school, it is a call to action."
That's kinder than some others have been.
One in six diagnosed with asthma- one in five kids take an inhaler. Where do these numbers come from? Totally unbelievable. I've asked my nieces,11 and 13, and they know of very few kids that carry inhalers. More propoganda. Let's clean up the air but enough of the scare tactics.
You're dismissing public health statistics based on a "survey" of your two nieces? Is that what you consider "in depth analysis"? I know several kids who carry inhalers, including a few nephews and nieces.