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CLEAN AIR CITIES CAMPAIGN <br />The Center for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute has launched "Clean Air Cities," a <br />nationwide campaign urging cities around the United States to call on the Obama administration and <br />the EPA to use the Clean Air Act to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas pollution. <br />The equation is simple: If we want clean air and a healthy climate, we have to cut greenhouse gas <br />pollution. The Clean Air Act is our current best hope to reach this goal in the United States. But the <br />Act is under significant attack from the fossil fuel industry and its allies in Congress. <br />It's clear that climate change is here now and already having a profound effect on the places we live, <br />the natural resources we depend on and the species that provide rich biodiversity around the planet. <br />We need to take significant steps now to curb greenhouse gas pollution and avoid the worst effects <br />of runaway global climate change. <br />Cities across the country can be a powerful voice for prompting action in Washington. That's why the <br />Center is calling on volunteers from coast to coast to urge their local elected officials to pass <br />resolutions in support of the EPA using the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon in our atmosphere to no <br />more than 350 parts per million — the level scientists say is needed to avoid catastrophic climate <br />change. So far, we've earned resolutions from 26 cities: <br />Chicago, IL <br />Seattle, WA <br />Philadelphia, PA; <br />Pittsburgh, PA <br />Cincinnati OH <br />Tampa, FL <br />Kansas City, MO <br />Salt Lake City, UT <br />Boulder, CO. <br />Milwaukee, WI <br />Madison, WI <br />Albany, NY <br />Minneapolis, MN <br />Berkeley, CA <br />Cambridge, MA <br />Tucson, AZ; <br />Santa Monica, CA <br />Arcata, CA <br />Oxnard, CA <br />Santa Cruz, CA <br />Richmond, CA <br />Boone, NC <br />Northampton, MA <br />Oberlin, OH <br />Pinecrest, FL, <br />Gulfport, FL <br />Santa Fe, NM <br />The Center is providing all the materials needed, including a sample city resolution and supporting <br />documents There's also an online community through our Facebook page where you can provide <br />updates, ask questions and get support from other volunteers. We can connect you with others in <br />your community and support you every step of the way. <br />Resolution - Page 3 of 2 <br />