Residents of more than 25 Georgia counties – home to well over half the state's population – breathe unhealthy air. While Atlanta's smog pollution problem is the most well known, the problem has outgrown Atlanta to include seven counties in the metro area and many of the state's mid-sized cities. Beyond smog, Georgia also faces the threat of soot, or particle pollution, and global warming.
In response to the need for innovate solutions to provide clean and healthy air for all Georgians, the Georgia Air Coalition was founded in 2006 by the Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest, Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club, Georgia Public Interest Research Group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Southface, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Soon after its founding, the Georgia Air Coalition issued “A Call to Action for Clean Air,” a report containing a series of recommendations designed to provide clean and healthy air for all Georgians. Targeting the state’s two main sources of air pollution – tailpipes and smokestacks – the call to action encourages policy makers, business leaders and citizens to take positive steps toward reducing the state’s smog and soot, slowing global warming and increasing use of renewable energies. | |
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