Air pollution from cars and agricultural industry are major causes of asthma attacks. The disadvantage of air pollution to human’s health can develop asthma for healthy people if they absorb the worst air quality for a long period of time. Air pollution kills more people in the San Joaquin Valley than the homicide. More than 2,200 people have died prematurely over the past two years because of our dirty air. Furthermore, One out of six children who live in Fresno County has asthma, which is twice the national average, and it is the highest rate in the state (Fresno Metro Ministry). Beside the cause of asthma, air pollution can also harm our …show more content…
According to the article “Pollution Issues- Law and Regulation in the United States”, the author stated that the pollution-control laws in the United States could take several different forms. Federal pollution-control statutes are enacted by Congress is complex laws that state a goal for lowering or eliminating the release of certain pollutants. These laws assign a duty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order to implement the law. The agency then creates rules and regulations to further establish and advance the statute 's goals. However, the federal government has ordered law enforcements to delegate’s authority to the state and encourage them to create their own programs for implementing the law. Since Fresno is one of the top list air pollution regions in the United States, we have several regulations that were established by our local government. The following laws are the laws regulations that implement by the city of Fresno in order to control and reduce or minimize the air pollution in Fresno.
1. Clean Air Act: The Act calls for states and EPA to solve multiple air pollution problems through programs based on the latest science and technology