First Friday Luncheon- Air Quality Issues for Blount County
First Friday Luncheon, Air Quality Issues for Blount County
Where: Alcoa Ryans
When: 11:30 AM Friday March 5, 2010
Frequent contributor Dennis Wetter will lead us to a better understanding of the issues of Air Quality in Blount County Now and in the Future
Abstract:
You may be aware that EPA has lowered ( lower is better) the ceiling on ozone and smog concentrations in the Knoxville Metro area. Blount is in non compliance with the 0.75 current standard. The new proposed standard of 0.60 will bring some real pain to people in Blount County. This air quality standard will have major impact on transportation as transport is responsible for one half of all area pollution. One might ask “so what”? The bottom line is at the present standard there are many premature deaths in Blount County and thousands of asthma and other breathing problems in BC. I would present the problem and why it occurs and also discuss potential solutions. If a region wants to STIFF the EPA, the law then allows cuts in federal highway funds.”
Meet and eat starts at 11:30 Program and discussion starts at 12:00 Tell the Ryan’s cashier you are with the Blount Democrats and you will be directed to our room.
Tell everyone who has to breath about this program.
Organized by volunteers for the Blount County Democratic Party. Find us at: http://blountdems.org/
