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The Clean Air Act is known as one of the most successful public health programs in American history. With $30 in benefits for every dollar invested, it’s also one of the best investments Americans have made. Now, with a new tool, Clean Air Act Where You Live, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), we can calculate how two EPA safeguards will impact us here in Minnesota.

The Cross State Air Pollution Rule and the proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, nationally, will save tens of thousands of lives, prevent hundreds of thousands of asthma and heart attacks and avert millions of missed school and work days – yielding hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits to our communities.

In Minnesota, the Cross State Air Pollution Rule which goes into effect on March 1, 2013, will slash millions of tons of smokestack pollution that can lead to premature death, heart attacks, bronchitis and asthma. The total health benefits as a result of the final rule will be between $650 million and $1.6 billion each year.

To see more facts on how EPA safeguards impact Minnesota and other states, visit the website!