We can’t afford to wait for healthy air
Healthy air standards for home heating equipment would deliver the second greatest air quality victory by the South Coast AQMD in 30 years!
17+ million people breathe some of America's most polluted air in the South Coast Air Basin.
But a healthier future is within reach: The South Coast Air Quality Management District can achieve the second biggest air quality victory in 30 years by passing standards that require manufacturers to gradually ramp up the sale of pollution-free technologies like heat pumps for space and water heating.
The Scale of the Problem
Methane gas-burning equipment in the South Coast Air Basin generates:
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Seven times more NOx pollution than the region’s power plants.
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More NOx pollution than regional oil and gas production, refining, cement manufacturing, and power generation combined.
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$2 billion each year in health impacts like lost school days, asthma attacks, and premature death.
