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New Ad Campaign Drums Up Support for Obama's Clean Air Standards

Environmental groups have bought air time in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, and cities across the country aimed at garnering support for reduced carbon emissions from power plants. The ads begin airing Wednesday, ahead of the expected EPA proposal to cut pollution from new plants. The ads showing children with breathing aides were created by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club.

“Carbon pollution poses serious threats to Americans’ health, our economy and the future of our children,” said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club. “But there are currently no federal limits on the amount of carbon being spewed into the air by the nation’s largest sources of carbon pollution – dirty coal-fired power plants.”

The ads focus on the soot and smog that can trigger asthma attacks. They will appear in 12 major media markets in three states: Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and in Washington, DC. Watch the ad below:

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