Sierra Club Announces “Clean Air Week”

The Sierra Club declared the second week in August "Clean Air Week," as activists and spokespeople intensified calls for clean air protections from the EPA. In particular, Beyond Coal supporters demand that the EPA introduce its long-awaited air quality standards to reduce smog, one of the most dangerous forms of air pollution. Smog, which originates from coal-fired power plants and from vehicles powered by dirty fuels, threatens the health of all Americans.

Our support for immediate protections from smog resonated with media outlets throughout the country. Fox21 in Duluth, Minnesota, covered our cry for clean air while Daily Kos published a post written by Sierra Club Conservation Director Sarah Hodgdon and Beyond Coal Campaign Director Mary Anne Hitt. Another blog post by Hitt was featured on the front page of Grist, which was re-posted by dozens of other national blogs. And Sierra Club writer Javier Sierra’s column about moving beyond coal with the help of Bloomberg Philanthropies was featured in New York's El Diario, Miami's El Nuevo Herald, the Huffington Post, My Latino Voice, La Opinión (America's largest Spanish-language daily newspaper), and more!