American Lung Association Pledges to Fight Trump Administration Assault on Clean Air and Climate Protections

In response to President Trump's announcement on climate change, Harold P. Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association, issued the following statement:

"Today's executive order directly contradicts EPA's core mission of protecting public health and the environment, and undercuts the Agency's ability to achieve the promise of the Clean Air Act – ensuring that all Americans are able to breathe clean, healthy air. Implementing the Clean Power Plan alone would prevent 90,000 asthma attacks and 3,600 premature deaths every year once fully in place. Our nation needs these lifesaving protections. Ignoring climate change puts the health of millions of Americans at risk, and the longer our leaders delay climate action, the more the public will suffer the consequences. The American Lung Association will actively oppose these regulatory actions at every step of the process, and call on members of the public to do the same. Our families and our health deserve nothing less."