Recently USA Today published results of its investigation into air quality in relation to schools. The first story focused primarily on the cancer hotspots and the link between air quality and disease in our youths. A second Special Report published December 22 described why children are physiologically more vulnerable than adults to the negative effects of air pollution.
According to the website _www.smokestack.usatoday.com_ (http://www.smokestack.usatoday.com) , of the 128,000 schools listed, Mon County's 27 public schools ranged in the 22nd to 31st percentile in national rankings. For example, Mylan Park Elementary ranks in the 22nd percentile. The air is worse at 32,000 of the 128,000 USA schools. You can see a complete list of the rankings of Mon County Schools at this site:http://content.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/smokestack/search/WV/MON...
USA Today special report takes the EPA to task for not attending to environmental health. Hope to see y'all soon. deb
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