My pediatrician told me it's not a surprise, as Davis County has the worst air quality, when I asked why my son's asthma was getting worse. How could that be? I just relocated my whole family from California to Centerville, hoping for a pristine and better lifestyle for my son.
He has to carry his inhaler everywhere in case he has short breath and tightness in the chest. I always worry if he'll be fine, especially during the winter inversions and smoggy days. My husband and I were also advised by the doctor to start medications because we've been developing Asthma over the past few years.
How can anyone say those refineries in Davis County are fine and want them to expand? My pediatrician said he has some asthma patients who live on oxygen that can actually be off the equipment when they travel outside Utah. Asthma is not the only disease impacted by the poor air quality. How many more people, including babies, have to continuously suffer from these man-made pollutions if we don't say and do something now?
Health is more important than politics and money.
Chris Chiang
Centerville
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@Procuradorfiscal, at last you explicitly reveal your value system... money first, then politics, then human life. Typical conservative.
Japanese refineries are now zero emissions. Are we dumber than they are? apparently... or just more cheap More..
Mr. Chiang, I am sorry to hear about the health predicament your son faces. But it would have been wise to research our air quality before moving out here; the Wasatch Front has been in the news for a number of years now regarding our extremely poor More..
procuradorfiscal of Tooele, do you really think Mrs Chiang moved to Davis County to cause a political disturbance? Get serious. The Wasatch Front has terrible air and the State has fought every attempt to gain some semblence of control. It might cost More..