article_snippet.sent: the President credits the Clean Air Act with making Americans "a lot" healthier, in addition to being able to "see the mountains in the background because they aren't covered in smog.
article_snippet.sent: Barack Obama also said the instances of asthma and other respiratory diseases went down after these measures were taken.
article_snippet.sent: Peer-reviewed Environmental Protection Agency studies say that the Clean Air Act and subsequent amendments have reduced early deaths associated with exposure to ambient fine particle pollution and ozone, and reduced illnesses such as chronic bronchitis and acute myocardial infarction.
article_snippet.sent: The EPA estimates that, between 1970 and 2010, the act and The EPA amendments prevented 365,000 early deaths from particulate matter alone.
highlights_snippet.sent: the President credits the Clean Air Act with making Americans "a lot" healthier .