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Honorable Mary Nichols
California Air Resources Board
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Honorable Nichols,

The state is already experiencing up to 24,000 premature deaths
from air pollution, 350,000 asthma attacks, thousands of
hospitalizations and emergency room visits, and millions of
missed school days from asthma and other respiratory symptoms.
In addition, children in polluted areas of the state are growing
up with reduced lung capacity due to pollution exposures that
slow lung growth and development. Global warming will increase
temperatures and emissions and lead to heat waves and weather
conditions that accelerate smog formation, worsening these very
serious health concerns.

In order to reach statewide goals for greenhouse gas reduction,
the state plan must include the strongest possible measures to
reduce emissions from the land use, transportation and
industrial sectors. While the proposed state plan is a good
start, stronger measures must be included. For example, the
state must establish the strongest possible statewide target for
greenhouse gas reduction from the land use sector. A stronger
state target will spur local action to promote healthier
communities, compact development patterns and alternative
transportation choices to help reduce driving .Reducing global
warming is a vital clean air strategy that will help
Californians breathe easier and prevent suffering from lung and
heart disease, and other illnesses. Please vote in favor of a
STRONG, health protective, greenhouse gas reduction plan.



Sincerely,
Cara Eichorn
2402 North Lamer Street
Burbank, CA 91504