May 21 2008
Report Card for the Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a report called the EPA 2008 ROE, which evaluates the different aspects of the environment. It’s like a report card for the environment. It can be viewed at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/roe.
It evaluates land, water and air, and it has a section on how human health is affected. Certain states are lumped together, and there is a PDF version of the report. Although these are long documents, they are very informative and explain different chemicals and emissions in layman’s terms. These reports can help you figure out what your state needs to work on, and they show why it’s important to get involved.
You have the right to know what could potentially be affecting your heath in the state you live in, so pull up these reports and exercise your right.
