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George W. Bush claimed in tonight's debate that the air has gotten cleaner since he's been in office.

Thanks to the continuing effectiveness of the Clean Air Act since the very last day of 1970, that's a little bit true. But it’s almost like saying that since Bush has been in office, porcupine caribou haven't done too badly in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

While overall emissions have continued to decline – though not by much – since 2001, certain significant pollutants have remained level or gone up. The sulfur dioxide that causes acid rain rose nearly four percent – 600,000 tons – primarily due to lax enforcement of rules regulating emissions from coal-fueled power plants.

(That’s from the EPA’s Web site.)

If Bush is re-elected the Clean Air Act will likely be history.

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