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U.S. Entering Earth Day With High
PRI in the News
By: Ayinde O. Chase
4.8.2004
All Headline News, April 12, 2006
San Francisco, CA (AHN) - According to the 2006 Index of Leading Environmental Indicators, released on
Wednesday by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) the United States is making great ecological and conservation progress.
Dr. Steven Hayward, author of the Index says, 'With over a decade of compiled research in the Index, the facts speak for themselves -- it's impossible to deny the environmental improvements we've made and the certain progress we'll continue to make over time.''
The report highlights the positive trends occurring in key areas including climate change, air quality, water quality, and toxic chemicals.
In the Washington, D.C. area, not a single Code Red day for poor air quality was declared over the summer of
2005, despite the hot temperatures. Analysts say ozone levels are dropping in 19 Eastern states where smog has been a recurring problem in the summer.
Automobile tailpipe emissions from carbon monoxide have also drastically reduced.
Even within our own bodies the changes are evident, in 2005, the Center for Disease Control reported declining
amounts of chemicals in human blood and urine almost across the board.
The EPA also found significant declines in high acidity in every region except New England, where there was no
change from 1990 levels.
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