Ask the EPA to set stricter standards on airplanes and reduce harmful aviation emissions!

Airplanes spew a huge amount of particulate matter, contributing to smog and pollution across the country. This pollution is linked to thousands of preventable deaths every year!

The EPA could set standards that protect people and the planet from airplane pollution, but it needs to hear from the public before it will act. Will you tell EPA to set stricter standards and protect communities from airline companies’ pollution?

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To EPA Administrator Regan:

I am writing to urge the EPA to replace its proposed rule on regulating airplane emissions with one that protects people and the planet from harmful pollution by reducing particulate matter (“PM”) from airplanes.

PM pollution is harmful to human health and the environment – contributing to thousands of deaths every year. The communities that are most affected by PM pollution from aircraft are those living near airports, which are disproportionately communities of color and low-income communities. The EPA’s proposed rule acknowledges that there will be no improvement in air quality for these communities but does not engage in a meaningful discussion of environmental justice impacts of the standard. The proposal lists the questions that EPA should answer when assessing EJ impacts according to the agency’s Technical Guidance Document but makes no effort to answer them.

The EPA’s proposal, as it is currently written, does nothing to reduce emissions and protect people from deadly PM pollution. I urge the agency to rewrite this rule and regulate airplane emissions while considering the health and environmental justice impacts of PM pollution.

Sincerely,
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