Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Dare to Air your Concerns...

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
Facts about your city/region
Rank (1 is worst): 2
Lost days (bad air days times children affected): 38,782,050
Equal to: exposing over 6,500 buses full of children to unhealthy air for the entire summer.
Percent of summer days dangerous for kids with asthma: 70%
Number of kids with asthma: 88,502
Asthma and air pollution, a dangerous mix
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