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• Clean Air for the Birmingham Area The metropolitan Birmingham area has ranked among the worst in the South for soot and ozone pollution, which put more than 400,000 children and adults directly at risk for heart and lung disease. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released a report today that for the first time provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple pieces of Birmingham's air-pollution challenge in layman's terms to better engage the broader Birmingham community in understanding and solving the problem. In the report, Clean Air for the Birmingham Area, SELC identifies the major sources of Birmingham's air pollution and offers seven recommendations for reducing the pollution while ensuring a strong economy and a vibrant quality of life.
• Don’t Fall For It: Environmental protections prompt industry cries of “The sky is falling.” Again.

  For four decades, some of the largest and most polluting industries and special interests have routinely predicted catastrophic consequences for American enterprise and living standards if environmental and public health regulations are implemented. But history shows that such regulations usually cost far less than claimed and, in addition to yielding the intended public benefits like cleaner air and water, often spur technological innovation and create jobs. This 4-page fact sheet dispels the "Chicken Little" myth that Clean Air Act regulations will lead to economic ruin.

SELC Cases

• Biomass Energy in the South Wood-based Fuel Source Holds Promise--If Done Right
• Southern Air Still Suffering from Smog
• Clean Air for the Birmingham Area SELC Provides Practical Solutions to Region’s Persistent Air Pollution Problems