A  Legislative Council report entitled "Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfire and drought" (Report 54, September 2020) recommends that the Government continues its air quality monitoring programme.  This reinforces the utmost importance for groups in the Mountains and Lithgow to continue a long running campaign for air monitoring equipment to be re-installed.   The report states the summer 2019-2020 bush fires showed  smoke from fires was the biggest cause of human deaths and also a killer of native wild life.   
In this interview Peter Lammiman updates listeners on the recent report.  Peter also outlines continuing the campaign to ensure that the EPA and NSW Government bring back air monitoring infrastructure through the Blue Mountains and Lithgow  allowing residents and visitors to obtain real time information on air quality and hazards.  
In Peter's words  " What we need is a broad plan engaging people and empowering people at a grassroots level as well as at a state level". 

The report's title is Report No 54 - PC2 - Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought
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This episode was broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 25th September 2020.
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