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Don't Let the EPA Allow MORE Lead Pollution!
Lauren A., Care2 Action Alert
risks to humans. Lead poisoning damages the major organs and causes osteoporosis, high blood pressure, heart disease, anemia, memory problems and seizures. Children are at the greatest risk with lead poisoning, as low levels of lead can cause lowered IQ levels and learning deficits.
Federal regulation over the last three decades has reduced the quantity of lead in people's blood by over 78 percent; a crowning achievement of the Clean Air Act.
This reduction in lead exposure should be considered a huge success, but that doesn't mean regulation of lead pollution should stop entirely!
Please act now. Sign the petition asking the EPA to continue protecting our air from dangerous lead pollution: http://go.care2.com/e/R4Xv/Dhj2/j72V