[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    ATLANTA'S ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESS

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today is a great day for 
metropolitan Atlanta. For the first time in quite a while, Georgians 
can breath easier and healthier.
  According to the EPA, the air quality in the Atlanta area is better 
today than it has been for over a quarter century. In fact, the region 
has made significant strides when it comes to the environment. Custom 
fuel, periodic automobile emission checks, and curbing industrial 
emissions have all contributed to these much-improved results.
  In fact, the environment is shaping up, and air quality is on the 
rise all across the Nation. Reports have shown that in the 1990s levels 
of air pollution decreased, for lead by 60 percent, for carbon monoxide 
by 36 percent, for particulates by 18 percent, and for ozone by 4.
  We in Georgia are on our way to building on this news. Thanks to the 
commitment made by citizens and business and elected officials, a true 
partnership has developed. Today I congratulate the hard work of all of 
those who have made this possible and look forward to even more 
environmental success in the Sixth District of Georgia and all across 
this great Nation.

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