The South Coast Air Quality Management District voted against requiring a phased transition to furnaces and water heaters that produce low or no nitrogen oxide emissions. A staff report estimates the change would have prevented 2,490 premature deaths and 2,484 emergency room visits. https://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/rule-book/proposed-rules/1111-and-1121/par-1111-par-1121-draft-staff-report.pdf?sfvrsn=984f9f61_2 #environment #SCAQMD #health #LANews