"Idling vehicles contribute to air pollution and emit air toxins, which are pollutants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects. Monitoring at schools has shown elevated levels of benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and other air toxics during the afternoon hour coinciding with parents picking up their children.

Children’s lungs are still developing, and when they are exposed to elevated levels of these pollutants, children have an increased risk of developing asthma, respiratory problems and other adverse health effects. Limiting a vehicle’s idling time can dramatically reduce these pollutants and children’s exposure to them."

The Spring Lane Elementary PTA takes air quality in the Salt Lake Valley—and in our school parking lot—very seriously. Good health is an essential part of getting a good education!

"The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life. The passage of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Twenty years later, Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries!" (Abbreviated excerpt from https://www.earthday.org/about/)

The Spring Lane Elementary PTA celebrates Earth Day by engaging the students in a week of fun activities that promote awareness about how to be the best stewards of our home!