Scientists to set air quality regulations

Scientists will play a key rule in setting air pollution regulations. This is a move away from the Bush Administration's policy which focused on rule making instead of utilizing the "staff paper" - a document written by EPA scientists to outline pollution analysis and options. Environmentalists are hailing the Obama Administration for this new change in direction when dealing with harmful air pollutants. Click here to read the article published by Reuters in full.

This is a move by the Obama Administration that I approve of. It is important to utilize scientific data instead of political agendas when dealing with public health issues such as air pollution. About five years ago I was diagnosed with asthma due to allergies. I believe air pollution was the culprit for this condition. There is still a lot to be uncovered regarding our impact upon the environment and this is a good step toward improving the air we breathe and the over-all well being of Mother Earth.