SUPJ gathered 800 petition cards in a single day.

SUPJ gathered 800 petition cards in a single day on U of L's campus and Bardstown Road for the Rubbertown Emergency Action (REACT), a west Louisville group seeking to improve the air quality polluted by chemical plants in Rubbertown, an area along the river in the western part of Louisville. The petition basically asserted the problem of air quality in Louisville, of which Louisville is the worst in the southeast (according to the Environmental Protection Agency), and pledged support to Mayor Jerry Abramson plan to form a local regulatory body to clean up emissions from plants, the STAR program. This will go a long way towards establishing the community's support for cleaner air while keeping the plants and jobs in the community. On Feb. 16, the Air Commission Control Board will decide whether to enact the mayor's plan. The Commission will solicit public testimony from anyone who wants to give it, and the meeting will be at the government center on Barrett Avenue, just south of Broadway. Anyone can speak, and they will be allowed to speak for two minutes. This is an important issue for not just those who work in Rubbertown or live in Louisville, but people all throughout the country. Air pollution does not respect boundaries; it causes harm from one state to the next. Everyone globally should be concerned.