U.S. Congressional Reps Call for Ban on Leaded Aviation Fuel

May 6, 2024

"Communities have waited for far too long to breathe air clear of lead...every day that passes without critical federal standards and regulations is another day that children across the nation are exposed to lead."
– Letter from U.S. Reps to EPA and FAA

Oregon Representative Suzanne Bonamici is among 46 Congressional members urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban leaded aviation fuel.

"As EPA's endangerment finding makes clear, lead can cause irreversible, life-long health effects, particularly for children. This is especially poignant for the 5 million people and more than 360,000 children under the age of five who live near one of the 20,000 airports where piston-engine aircrafts operate."

The letter expresses a sense of urgency. "Lead poisoning due to leaded aviation gasoline is a crisis affecting communities nationwide," and further points out that, "Already, airports, local, and state elected officials are taking up the mantle and working to end the use of leaded aviation gasoline well before the 2030 timeline set by the EAGLE initiative..."

To read the letter in full click here.

A February 2, 2024, press release, Santa Clara County House Reps Lead Colleagues in Push for Regulatory Action to Ban Leaded Avgas, including actions initiated by the California Congressional delegation to eliminate leaded aviation fuel pollution as well as a full list of the Representatives who have signed onto this action, is available here.

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