Tell the EPA to phase out lead in aviation fuel!

Leaded gas was phased out of motor vehicles 25 years ago -- but lead continues to be added to aviation fuel used at 20,000 airports in the United States. There is no safe threshold level for lead exposure. Even low doses can cause brain and nerve damage, cancer, and other dangerous health issues.

The EPA has concluded that lead is extremely toxic -- but it is failing to protect the planet from lead in aviation fuel.

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Dear Administrator Regan:

It has been 25 years since the U.S. EPA required the phase-out of lead in automobile gasoline. Lead is a harmful and toxic chemical that causes a broad range of adverse health effects when absorbed by the body -- with children being especially vulnerable.

The EPA needs to stop excusing the use of leaded gas for piston-engine aircrafts in the United States. As the largest source of airborne lead emissions, it is time you address the critical health issues that this fuel causes to people, communities, and the planet.

The EPA’s failure to take timely action has resulted in hundreds of thousands of children being exposed to airborne lead daily -- increasing the likelihood of detrimental health impacts including nervous system disorders and learning disabilities.

The impact of lead on public health, especially our children’s health, is inexcusable. The EPA must find that lead emissions from general aviation aircrafts endanger public health and welfare and initiate a rulemaking to eliminate lead from general aviation immediately. There is no safe level of lead exposure, and it is long past time to address the lead emitted from aircrafts.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
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