The one in six African-American kids who suffer from asthma got bad news today. President Obama has withdrawn rules that would have cut back on ground-level ozone -- a precursor to smog. This means a delay in cleaning up the air these kids sometimes struggle to breathe.
I know the president is in a tough spot. The economy is a mess, a very tough election season is shaping up, and some of his most vocal opponents are convinced they can score political points by rolling back pollution limits.
But giving polluters a break carries real costs, for real people. About nine million children in the U.S. suffer from asthma, and attacks can be triggered by polluted air. Setting limits on how much air pollution American families have to live with is a sensible way of balancing the need to breathe with the need to make a profit. Read more....
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