The American Academy of Pediatrics presented a statement in support of strong fine and coarse particle standards at the April 6-7, 2005 meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee.
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The State of California submitted comments to EPA on the second draft Staff Paper on PM that urged adoption of stringent standards for PM2.5 and PM10-2.5.
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The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) has prepared a detailed analysis of PM2.5 air quality data that demonstrates the need to tighten both the 24-hour and annual average PM2.5 standards.
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EPA’s draft risk assessment systematically underestimates the risk associated with particulate matter air pollution, according to testimony before the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee by Dr. John Balbus, on behalf of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
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Dr. Rose Marie Robertson, Chief Scientific Officer of the American Heart Association (AHA) presented testimony before the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee on EPA’s second draft Staff Paper on PM on behalf of AHA and the American Stroke Association (ASA) supporting more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standards for PM2.5.
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Deborah Shprentz, Consultant to the American Lung Association, testified at the April 6, 2005 meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) on the need to strengthen the air quality standards for particulate matter.
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The American Lung Association, Environmental Defense (ED), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have filed written comments on EPA’s second draft Staff Paper supporting more stringent air quality standards for particulate matter.
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One hundred leading air pollution scientists have sent a letter to the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) endorsing more stringent air quality standards for fine particles.
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“CASAC and EPA should preserve and strengthen the policy options that have been laid out in the draft Staff Paper,” testified Deborah Shprentz, consultant to the American Lung Association, at the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee meeting to review the first draft EPA Staff Paper on Particulate Matter on November 12, 2003.

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The American Lung Association has filed a formal objection to EPA’s dropping of several key tables from the fifth draft of the Integrative Synthesis of the PM Criteria Document.
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