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Press Mention The Tennessean December 3, 2011

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Clean Air Act can only help economy

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Anne Davis argues that the Clean Air Act has successfully protected public health while supporting economic growth, citing EPA data showing the 1990 Amendments will prevent 230,000 early deaths by 2020 with $2 trillion in economic benefits. She counters claims that environmental regulations kill jobs, pointing to Tennessee's experience where ozone pollution dropped 22 percent while GDP rose 52 percent between 1998-2008. Davis criticizes congressional efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act and urges voters to support continued environmental enforcement.

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