Daily Downers: Asthma, smog, and auto emissions
Bad news is funnier read all in a row --
>> L.A. makes the top 15 list -- of asthma capitals, according to the National Resources Defense Council's report, “Sneezing and Wheezing: How Global Warming Could Increase Ragweed Allergies, Air Pollution and Asthma."
>> Part of the problem: The EPA doesn't seem to be on our side. Now California is about to sue the EPA in an attempt to force the EPA to let the state enforce tougher auto emissions rules.
>> Santa Monica is wasting more water and recycling less, says the city's latest Sustainable City Report Card (PDF). On the upside, transportation is improved. (via Carbon Neutral Journal)
Image from NRDC's Map of Ozone and Ragweed Occurrence in the Continental United States (PDF)
